Patent ID: 8211064

Claim:
A catheter securement system comprising: a planar base having an adhesive side for attaching the base to a patient and a mounting side; a receptacle mounted on the mounting side of the base; said receptacle having a generally U-shaped cross-section with a catheter hub shaped cooperatively with the receptacle, the catheter hub being in said receptacle, the receptacle being open along a top surface; said receptacle having front and rear ends and opposite elongated vertical side walls, the vertical side walls further having a length longitudinally extending between said front and rear ends; an endless elastic member retained by one elongated side wall of the receptacle; said endless elastic member capable of manipulation and being stretched over the opening in the top surface and beyond the opposite elongated side wall of the receptacle to retain the catheter hub; and a flange extending outwardly at the top surface of the opposite elongated vertical side wall, the flange extending beyond the length of the opposite elongated side wall at front and rear ends, to keep said endless elastic member in place.