Patent ID: 8277419

Claim:
An assembly to secure a catheter in a mounted operative position at an entry site located in a surrounding skin area of a patient's body, said assembly comprising: a) a base having an inside surface and an outside surface to be positioned in the mounted position with said inside surface of said base in contact with patient's body, and said base having I) at least one through access opening for direct open communication with the entry site and the surrounding skin area, and ii) a peripheral edge about said opening, b) a support member having a support exterior surface and a support interior surface configured to be mounted to the base outside surface while not extending beyond the base outside surface and having I) a proximal portion to connect said base, ii) a distally extending portion with a distal terminal edge, and iii) said distal terminal edge having a central portion, and a first and a second portion extending laterally in opposite directions from one another and the central portion, c) at least one connector disposed and structured to secure the catheter to the support member exterior surface, d) said distally extending portion being dimensioned such that, when said support member is mounted to the outside surface and disposed into said operative position overlying at least a portion of the opening, the central portion of said terminal edge is immediately adjacent said entry site, said first and second portions each extend laterally in opposite directions from one another and from the central portion to said peripheral edge about said opening, and e) said connector and said support member being cooperatively dimensioned, disposed and structured relative to one another and to said opening to securely maintain the catheter in the mounted operative position on said exterior surface of said support member and in segregated relation to the patient's skin, and wherein the base inside surface is free from adhesive.