Patent ID: 6074379
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A strain relief device for relieving strain concentration along a flexible medical device member, said strain relief device comprising:a strain relief body having a proximal portion, a central portion and a distal portion, said strain relief body including a longitudinal dimension and forming a lumen extending therethrough and the flexible medical device member being positionable through said lumen;means for attaching said distal portion of said strain relief body to the flexible medical device member, and including a vent are extending longitudinally along said distal portion and located between said distal portion and the flexible medical device member, said vent area including means for encouraging bonding of a material therein to said strain relief body and the flexible medical device member;means for discouraging bonding of a material between said strain relief body and the flexible medical device member in said central portion of said strain relief body; andwhereby said device inhibits strain concentrations due to lateral-type forces which tend to bend the flexible medical device member at an angle relative to a longitudinal dimension thereof and due to axial pull forces which tend to separate said strain relief body from the flexible medical device member.