Patent ID: 11911069
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. The system of claim 13, wherein:
the second slit has a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
the cross-slit seal comprises a third rib oriented at the first end of the second slit and located at a third outer surface that adjoins two of the plurality of plurality of folded sidewalls; and
the cross-slit seal comprises a fourth rib oriented at the second end of the second slit and located at a fourth outer surface that adjoins two of the plurality of folded sidewalls;
the third rib and the fourth rib are sized, shaped, and positioned to engage an inside wall of the cannula; and
the third rib and the fourth rib are sized and shaped to bias the first slit closed when the first rib and the second rib are engaged with the inside wall of the cannula.