Patent ID: 8827960

Claim:
A catheter anchoring apparatus for securing a catheter assembly to a patient comprising: a first side member; a second side member; a crossmember connecting the second side member to the first side member, the first side member, the second side member and the crossmember generally extending in a first plane; a retaining assembly disposed on the crossmember and protruding from the first plane, the retaining assembly forming a channel having a central axis and being configured to removably receive a catheter hub of the catheter assembly; an adhesive on a bottom surface of the apparatus; a backing removably covering the adhesive; a first gripping tab on the first side member, the first gripping tab being formed by an upstanding wall extending from the first side member in a plane substantially perpendicularly to the first plane; a second gripping tab on the second side member, the second gripping tab being formed by an upstanding wall extending from the second side member in a plane substantially perpendicularly to the first plane; wherein a portion of at least one of the side members is scored to increase flexibility of the side member to facilitate flexing of a portion of the side member to deviate from the first plane.