Patent ID: 11960665
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 15:
16. A method of making a drape with an input control console of an elongate device, the method comprising:
forming a plurality of pockets by folding respective first pieces of drape material in half and fusing together first sides of each respective first piece of drape material;
attaching each of the plurality of pockets to a respective slit in a second piece of draping material by fusing respective second sides of a first opening in each of the plurality of pockets to third sides of the respective slit;
folding the second piece of draping material and fusing together outer edges of the second piece of draping material to form a tube;
fusing closed a first end of the tube; and
attaching a closure element to a second opening in the drape located at a second end of the tube opposite to the first end.