Patent ID: 8500698

Claim:
In combination, a catheter anchoring device and catheter body member; said catheter body member having a footprint configuration, a thickness and defining an axial direction corresponding to the direction of flow through said catheter body member, said catheter body member receiving one or more catheter tubes; said catheter anchoring device comprising an adhesive-backed flexible anchor sheet member, a compressible catheter receiving pad mounted onto said flexible anchor sheet member, said compressible catheter receiving pad being composed of a polymer foam material, a cavity disposed in said compressible catheter receiving pad, and a releasable securing strap retaining said catheter body member within said cavity of said compressible catheter receiving pad; said cavity comprising an elongated channel with open ends, said channel extending fully across said flexible anchor sheet member, said cavity further comprising sets of opposing retention walls, said cavity having a peripheral configuration matching and mating with said footprint configuration of said catheter body member; and whereby said catheter body member is precluded from horizontal movement in all directions by said sets of opposing retention walls.