Patent ID: 11911000
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 16:
17. The medical instrument of claim 6, wherein the pressure-sealed electrical cable is a shielded cable with a shield that surrounds one or more conductors, wherein the structure is a seal formed in and around the shield that is sufficient to maintain a minimum pressure required during a pressure test of the medical instrument,
wherein the pressure-sealed electrical cable has an insulating jacket surrounding the shield,
wherein the insulating jacket does not extend a full length of the pressure-sealed electrical cable exposing a first edge of the shield and a second edge of the shield, and the seal is formed in and around the shield by heat shrink tubing affixed to the insulating jacket adjacent to the first edge and the second edge, and
wherein silicon is injected into the heat shrink tubing so that a shrinking of the heat shrink tubing forces the silicon into any openings of the shield to form the seal.