Patent ID: 7799001

Claim:
A medical line securement system comprising: a medical article; two anchor pads, each including a lower adhesive surface configured to attach to an epidermal layer of a patient; and a retainer comprising, a body member having a channel formed therethrough about a channel axis, the channel being configured to retain at least a portion of the medical article and having a longitudinal access opening disposed on an underside of the body member to allow at least ingress of the portion of the medical article into the channel, at least one abutment extending generally normal to the channel axis and configured to inhibit longitudinal movement of the medical article, and two supports disposed on the underside of the retainer and to both sides of the access opening opposite the channel axis, each support being attached to one of the two anchor pads, wherein the channel is located within the body member so that a lower extremity of the retained portion of the medical article is spaced at a distance from the channel axis, the distance being less than a distance between a lower extremity of the retainer and the channel axis so as to inhibit contact between the retained portion of the medical article and a patient's skin when the retainer is placed upon the patient's skin, wherein the two supports are mounting wings coupled to the body member and configured to attach to the two anchor pads.