High performance, flexible optical fiber furcation

A method of applying a furcation assembly to a fiber optic cable, comprising the steps of:

• preparing the fiber optic cable to be furcated;
• sliding a flexible furcation body, the flexible furcation body having a first end and an opposed second end with a single passageway therebetween;
• and
• introducing a holding means into the furcation body, wherein the holding means flexibly holds and supports a portion of the fiber optic cable substantially within the single passageway.

A method of routing a fiber optic cable in a furcation assembly, comprising the steps of:

• inserting a portion of a first end of the fiber optic cable into a flexible furcation body, the flexible furcation body having a first end and an opposed second end with a single passageway therebetween;
• exposing at least one optical fiber at the first end of the fiber optic cable;
• sliding the flexible furcation body over at least a portion of the at least one optical fiber and a portion of the first end of the fiber optic cable;
• and
• introducing a holding means into the flexible furcation body, wherein the holding means flexibly secures and supports at least a portion of the at least one optical fiber and a portion of the first end of the fiber optic cable substantially within the single passageway.