Patent ID: 7563251

Claim:
An anchoring system for a medical article comprising: a medical article having an elongated body and a branching site at which point the elongated body separates into two elongated sections, a portion of the medical article located proximal to the branching site having a cross-sectional shape; a retainer defining a channel and an abutment surface, the channel being configured to receive at least the branching site of the medical article, the channel having a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening, the first opening being sized at least as large as the cross-sectional shape of the proximal portion of the medical article, the second opening being configured to accept one of the two elongated sections, and the abutment surface being located between the second and third openings when the branching site is located within the channel; and an adhesive spot disposed on the retainer at a location to cooperate with the medical article to provide an adhesive force so as to resist movement of the medical article relative to the retainer in at least a direction that is generally normal to a surface of the adhesive spot.