Patent ID: 8398599

Claim:
An anchoring system for securing a medical article having a y-site to a patient, comprising: a base having a groove with a tapering cross-sectional shape and a retaining structure, the retaining structure being disposed to lie within the y-site of the medical article and extend in a generally transverse direction; and a cover releasably coupled to the base and movable from a closed position so as to expose the groove in the base, the cover including a groove having a tapering cross-sectional shape corresponding in position to the groove in the base to define a channel when the cover lies in the closed position, the defined channel having a tapering cross-sectional shape with a cross-sectional area of the channel varying along the length of the channel, the channel securing a portion of the medical article, wherein the channel includes a proximal end and a distal end, and wherein the retaining structure lies outside the distal end of the channel.