Patent ID: 8579864

Claim:
An anchor system, comprising: a retainer body to releasably couple to an external portion of a catheter when the catheter is occupying a skin penetration point, wherein the retainer body includes a removable cap member releasably attachable with extension elements of the retainer body and being configured to frictionally engage with at least a portion of an outer surface of the catheter when the retainer body releasably couples to the catheter; and first and second anchors coupled to the retainer body and being configured to extend distally from a distal end of the retainer body, the first anchor comprising a first subcutaneous flexible tine and the second anchor comprising a second subcutaneous flexible tine, the first and second subcutaneous flexible tines being deployable in a subcutaneous region adjacent to a skin layer to secure the retainer body relative to the skin penetration point, wherein the first and second subcutaneous flexible tines are positioned distal to the distal end of the retainer body when deployable in the subcutaneous region adjacent to the skin layer such that the first and second anchors are configured to deploy into the skin penetration point occupied by the catheter while the retainer body resides fully external to the skin penetration point.