Anchoring system for a medical article

A retainer for securing a medical article having at least one Y-site to the body of a patient, comprising:

• a base defining a receiving space on the retainer;
• a cover movably connected to the base so as to move between an open position and a closed position, the cover lying above at least part of the base when in the closed position;
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• a post 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 Y-site at least when the medical article is placed within the retainer and the cover is in the closed position, the post defining portions of the receiving space on two opposite sides of the post, the portions of the receiving space intersecting each other, wherein a first portion of the post extends from the base and a second portion of the post extends from the cover, and wherein the first portion and the second portion of the post include interengaging elements which releasably mates the first portion with the second portion of the post, the first portion of the post and the second portion of the post interlocking in the closed position so as to prevent the medical article from being pulled through the post.

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

• an anchor for attaching to the skin;
• a retainer rotatably attached to the anchor, and comprising a base, post, and a cover movable relative to the base 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, the post defining portions of the channel on two opposite sides of the post, the portions of the channel intersecting each other, wherein a first portion of the post extends from the base and a second portion of the post extends from the cover, and wherein the first portion and the second portion include interengaging elements which releasably mates the first portion with the second portion, the first portion of the post and the second portion of the post interlocking in the closed position so as to prevent the medical article from being pulled through the post;
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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.