Patent ID: 8100862

Claim:
A medical article securement system comprising: a medical article having a longitudinal axis; a medical line disposed upon an end of the medical article; at least one anchor pad including a lower adhesive surface configured to attach to a patient's skin; and a body member comprising, an abutment wall extending generally normal to the longitudinal axis, a slot in the abutment wall, the slot starting at an access opening and including a cradle, the slot being sized to pass at least a portion of the medical line between the access opening and the cradle, the cradle at least partially surrounding the medical line with a portion of the cradle being disposed between the secured medical line and the patient's skin, a first support and a second support disposed on the underside of the body member and generally on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis, the first support and the second support extend generally along the longitudinal axis and at least one of the first and second supports are attached to the at least one anchor pad, a web member extending between the first and second supports at a location near the abutment wall, an upper opening bounded by the web member and the upper edges of the first and second supports, the upper opening extending through the body member to a lower opening located between said first and second supports, and a receiving space generally defined on a proximal side of the abutment wall and between the first and second supports, at least a portion of the medical article being disposed above the upper opening at least when the medical article is received within the receiving space.