Patent ID: 7785295

Claim:
A securement system for securing a medical article having an elongated body and at least one outwardly extending member that extends from the elongated body, the system comprising: a retainer comprising a body having a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions being movable with respect to one another to establish a closed condition and an open condition, the first and second portions cooperating to form a channel at least when the retainer is in the closed condition, a radius of at least a portion of the channel being generally constant along its longitudinal length, the first portion of the body having at least two slots which extend in a direction generally normal to the axis of the channel of the retainer, at least a portion of one of the at least two slots being disposed between the first and second portions, each slot being sized to receive a portion of the at least one outwardly extending member and limit the outwardly extending member from moving in a direction generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of the retainer; and an anchoring device having a lower surface with at least a portion covered with adhesive for adhering to a patient, one of the first and second portions of the body being connected to the anchoring device through the other one of the first and second portions, wherein the outwardly extending member of the medical article abuts the at least one surface of the retainer when the retainer is in the closed condition to inhibit longitudinal motion of the medical article through the retainer in at least a longitudinal direction.