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

Claim 6:
7. The cross-slit seal of claim 1, further comprising:
a third rib at a third outer surface that adjoins two of the plurality of plurality of folded sidewalls; and
a fourth rib at a fourth outer surface that adjoins two of the plurality of folded sidewalls;
wherein the third rib and the fourth rib are sized, shaped, and positioned to engage an inside wall of the cannula that receives the cross-slit seal;
wherein the third rib is at one end of the second slit and the fourth rib is at an opposite end of the second slit; and
wherein 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.