DISCLOSED IS A FLEXIBLE PLASTIC HOSE (1) COMPRISING A TUBULAR HOSE BODY (2) HAVING WEB PORTIONS (7) AND A HELICAL REINFORCING RIB (8), AND A CUFF (3A) MOUNTED TO AN EXTREMITY (16) OF THE HOSE BODY (2) COMPRISING A MOULDED END FITTING (5A) BONDED TO THE EXTREMITY (16A), AND A STRESS RELIEF ELEMENT (4) WITH A FIRST SEGMENT (S1) HAVING AN INTERNAL SCREW-THREAD (15) COMPLEMENTARY TO THE HELICAL REINFORCING RIB (8). DISCLOSED IS ALSO A METHOD FOR MAKING SAME, AND USE OF THE HOSE (1) AS A MEDICAL HOSE. THE MOST SUITABLE DRAWING IS FIG.4.
