Patent ID: 8608705

Claim:
A securement system for securing a medical article to the skin of a patient, the system comprising: an anchor pad having a lower surface at least partially covered by an adhesive for contacting the patient's skin; a medical article having a generally elongated tubular body, a ridge circumscribing at least a portion of the tubular body, and at least one spline extending generally perpendicular to the ridge and on both sides of the ridge, the ridge defining a contact surface; and a retainer being supported by the anchor pad and having, a pair of upstanding walls separated by a base region to define a channel therebetween, a longitudinal access opening disposed on an upperside of the retainer, at least one groove disposed in the channel and extending from a distal end portion of the retainer to a proximal end portion of the retainer, the at least one groove being generally parallel to the channel and being sized and shaped so as to receive at least a portion of the spline when the medical article is secured within the retainer, and an abutment surface disposed in the channel and generally perpendicular to the at least one groove, the abutment surface cooperating with the contact surface on the medical article to inhibit longitudinal movement of the medical article relative to the retainer in at least one direction when the spline is disposed within the groove and the medical article is secured within the retainer.