Anchoring system for a medical article

An anchoring system for securing an elongated medical article having at least one branching site to the skin of a patient, comprising:

• an anchor pad having an upper surface and a lower surface, at least a portion of the lower surface formed with an adhesive layer;
• a retainer rotatably attached to the upper surface of the anchor pad, and comprising a base, post, and a cover pivotally coupled to the base and moveable between an open position and a closed position, the cover and the base cooperating to define at least one channel when the cover lies in the closed position, the channel being configured to receive at least a portion of the elongated medical article, and the post being coupled to one of said base and said cover and being arranged on said retainer so as to at least partially lie between said cover and said base when the cover is in the closed position and fall within the branching site at least when the medical article is placed within the retainer and the cover is in the closed position;
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• at least one retainer member projecting into the channel and arranged to be capable of engaging a portion of the medical article to inhibit axial movement of the medical article through the channel.

An anchoring system for securing an elongated medical article having at least one Y-site to a patient, comprising:

• an anchor pad having an upper surface and a lower surface;
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• a retainer mounted on the upper surface of the anchor pad and capable of receiving a portion of the medical article, the retainer including:
• a base having first and second sides and a post;
• a cover having a first side and a second side, the first side of the cover being coupled to the first side of the base, and the second side of the cover being movable between a closed position, in which the second side of the cover lies generally above the second side of the base, and an open position, in which the second side of the cover is spaced apart from the second side of the base so as to expose the base, the base and cover defining a receiving space when the cover lies in the closed position, wherein at least a portion of the post lies between the first and second sides of the base and within the Y-site at least when the medical article is placed within the retainer and the cover is in the closed position;
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• a latching mechanism operable between the base and the cover to releasably secure the second side of the cover to the second side of the base.

A method of releasably anchoring an elongated medical article including at least one branching site onto a patient, the method comprising:

• providing an anchoring device which provides an adhesive lower surface, and a retainer comprising a base and a cover;
• inserting a portion of the medical article including at least the branching site into a groove of the retainer such that at least one branch of the medical article lies to each side of a retaining member disposed upon the retainer;
• positioning the cover over at least a portion of the retaining member;
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• securing the anchoring device to the skin of the patient via the adhesive lower surface of the anchoring device.

An anchoring system for securing an elongated medical article to a patient, comprising:

• an anchor pad having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface including an adhesive layer on at least a portion of the surface;
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• a retainer mounted on the upper surface of the anchor pad and capable of receiving a portion of the medical article, the retainer including:
• a base having first and second sides, and a groove with a generally curvilinear cross-sectional shape;
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• a cover having a first side and a second side, the first side of the cover being attached to the first side of the base, and the second side of the cover being moveable between a closed position, in which the second side of the cover lies generally above the second side of the base, and an open position, in which the second side of the cover is spaced apart from the second side of the base so as to expose the groove in the base, the cover including a groove having a generally curvilinear cross-sectional shape corresponding in position to the groove in the base to define a channel when the cover lies in the closed position, the defined channel having a curvilinear cross-sectional shape with a cross-sectional area of the channel varying along the length of the channel.

An anchoring system for securing an elongated medical article, comprising:

• an anchor pad having an upper surface and a lower surface, at least a portion of the lower surface being formed with an adhesive layer;
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• a retainer permanently affixed to the upper surface of the anchor pad, and comprising,
• a base having a first generally curvilinear groove to receive at least a portion of the elongated medical article;
• a cover being pivotally coupled to the base and moveable between an open position in which the groove is exposed, and a closed position in which the groove is covered, the cover including a second generally curvilinear groove that cooperates with the first groove when the cover is in the closed position to define a channel, the channel being configured to support the portion of the medical article received by the retainer on at least diametrically opposed sides thereof along the entire length of the received portion of the medical article;
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• at least one retention member projecting into the channel and arranged to be capable of engaging a portion of the medical article to inhibit longitudinal movement of the medical article through the channel.