Patent ID: 8662542
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: A61M,F16L

Abstract:
1. A barb clamp for a flexible tube having a predetermined inner diameter defining a fluid passageway therein and an outer surface, the clamp comprising: a barb connector having a tubular configuration with a first end terminating in a sharp edge for disposing within an end of the flexible tube, a flanged portion extending from an outer surface of the barb connector and spaced a first distance from the sharp edge and a bumper extending from the flanged portion toward the first end of the barb connector, wherein the bumper has having a distal end farthest from the flanged portion, the barb connector having a smooth inner bore; a collet slidable over the first end of the barb connector and the outer surface of the flexible tube, the collet comprising a first end and a second end spaced a second distance from the first end, the second end having a surface extending perpendicular to the fluid passageway, wherein the second end of the collet is closer to the flanged portion than the first end of the collet; and a cylindrical sleeve having a through center aperture for slidably receiving the collet and a first end and second end such that the second end of the collet is aligned with the second end of the sleeve when the sleeve has received the collet such that the first end of the sleeve is closer to the flanged portion than the second end of the sleeve, and wherein both the second end of the collet and the first end of the sleeve are positioned between the distal end of the bumper and the flanged portion.