Patent ID: 8246583

Claim:
An anchoring system for securing a medical article having at least one Y-site to the body of a patient, comprising: an anchor having an upper surface and a lower surface, at least a portion of the lower surface having an adhesive surface to attach the anchor to the body of the patient; and a retainer supported by the anchor, said retainer being capable of receiving a portion of the medical article, the retainer including a base, a cover, and a post, said base being disposed on the upper surface of the anchor, said cover being movably connected to the base so as to move between an open position and a closed position, the cover lying above at least part of the base when in the closed position, and the post being arranged on said retainer so as to at least partially lie between said cover and said base when the cover is in the closed position and fall within the Y-site at least when the medical article is placed within the retainer and the cover is in the closed position, the post connecting the base to the cover and having a first portion and a second portion, a distal end of the first portion overlapping a distal end of the second portion along a transverse axis when the cover is in the closed position so as to inhibit movement of the medical article through the post, and the post having a longitudinal length less than a longitudinal length of the cover.