Patent ID: 8328764

Claim:
An anchor device for securing the position of a catheter, comprising: a retainer body to releasably couple to a catheter, the retainer body including a first body portion that is pivotably coupled to a second body portion; and first and second anchors that extend distally of a distalmost face of the retainer body, each anchor comprising a flexible tine that is deployable in a subcutaneous region to secure the retainer body relative to a penetration point, the first anchor being coupled to the first body portion and the second anchor being coupled to the second body portion, wherein the first body portion of the retainer body is pivotable relative to the second body portion while the first and second body portions remain physically coupled to one another so that the first and second anchors are adjustable from a deployed configuration in which the flexible tines extend generally away from one another to a removal configuration in which the flexible tines extend generally in the same direction.