Patent ID: 7666167

Claim:
An anchoring system for securing a medical line to the body of a patient, the system comprising: a fitting on a medical line, the filling having a body and a pair of outwardly extending wings; and a retainer including a base that defines a receiving area for receiving at least a portion of the pair of outwardly extending wings, a cover, and first and second pairs of posts, the cover being movable between a closed position in which at least a portion of the cover extends over at least a portion of the receiving area and an open position in which the receiving area is at least partially open, the first and second pairs of posts extending between the base and the cover at least when the cover is in the closed position, at least two of the posts of the first and second pairs of posts being disposed on the receiving area and spaced apart so as to receive at least a first portion of the pair of outwardly extending wings therebetween, and at least two other posts of the first and second pairs of posts being disposed on the receiving area and spaced apart so as to receive at least a second portion of the pair of outwardly extending wings therebetween, at least a portion of each of the first and second pairs of posts being located at least partially beneath the cover when the cover is in the closed position.