Patent ID: 7247150

Claim:
An anchoring system for securing a medical line to the body of a patient, the medical line including a fitting, the system comprising: a retainer including a base that defines a receiving area for receiving a portion of the fitting of the medical line, a cover coupled to the base, 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, a coupling operating between the base and the cover to releasably connect a portion of the cover to the base with the cover in the closed position, and interacting structure which is adapted to engage at least a portion of the fitting and to inhibit longitudinal movement of the fitting through the retainer when the fitting is placed within the receiving area, the interacting structure being located at least partially beneath the cover with the cover in the closed position.