Patent ID: 8394065

Claim:
A method of releasably securing a catheter to a retainer, the method comprising: providing a catheter comprising an elongated tubular region, a first region with a radius larger than the tubular region, and a second region with a radius larger than the tubular region, a unitary portion of the catheter being disposed between and extending beyond the first region and the second region; providing a retainer comprising a base and a cover, the cover having a closed configuration in which the cover lies generally over the base of the retainer and the cover also having an open configuration in which the cover is rotated away from the base of the retainer, the retainer further comprising a lower groove disposed upon the base and an upper groove disposed upon the cover, such that when the cover is in the closed configuration, the lower groove and the upper groove cooperate to form a channel, wherein the lower groove has a longitudinal length that generally matches a longitudinal length of the upper groove; placing the cover of the retainer in the open configuration; attaching the catheter to the retainer by placing the unitary portion of the catheter in the lower groove of the retainer; and placing the cover of the retainer in the closed configuration so that the first region and the second region are disposed outside of the retainer, wherein placing the cover in the closed configuration inhibits minor longitudinal movement of the catheter through the channel.