Patent ID: 7354421

Claim:
A releasable medical line securement device, comprising: a retainer having a base and an adhesive layer; a plurality of posts disposed upon the base of the retainer and extending away from a side of the base of the retainer opposite the side of the base of the retainer to which the adhesive layer is disposed, each post comprising a shaft and a protrusion disposed near the end of the shaft away from the base of the retainer; at least one cap covering each post, each cap comprising a recess configured to receive the protrusion of one of the plurality of posts, the at least one cap being attached to the base of the retainer by a flexible connection, the cap having at least two configurations including a covered configuration in which the protrusion is at least partially disposed and secured within the recess of the cap, and an uncovered configuration in which the protrusion is not disposed within the recess of the cap.