Patent ID: 8221390

Claim:
A strain relief member for a medical device delivery system comprising: an elongate outer sheath comprising a proximal end portion having a flared outer diameter and a proximal opening and a distal end portion having a distal opening, the proximal and distal openings defining an outer sheath passageway therebetween, the proximal end portion being flared to an angle θ with respect to a longitudinal axis of the outer sheath and having an outer layer comprising a first melt bonding material; a strain relief member comprising a tubular first end portion having a first outer diameter and a flared second end portion with a variable second outer diameter greater than the first outer diameter, the flared second end portion of the strain relief member having an inner engaging surface disposed concentrically about the outer layer of only the proximal end portion of the outer sheath and comprising a second melt bonding material, the flared second end portion being flared to the angle θ and comprising an opening in fluid communication with the outer sheath passageway; and a melt bond joining the first and second melt bonding materials.