UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 17, 2012

 

 

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		000-30713		77-0416458
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1266 Kifer Road

Sunnyvale, California 94086

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 523-2100

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure

On September 14, 2012 an article was originally published in the Modesto Bee entitled “More Surgeries at Modesto Hospitals Being Done via Remote Control.” That article contained information about the estimated number of single incision surgeries that have been performed since January, 2012 and cited Intuitive Surgical Inc. (“the Company”) as the source of information. This was an unauthorized disclosure by a field employee in violation of Company policy. The Company does not intend to update this information in the future.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

				INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Date: September 17, 2012				By		/s/ Marshall L. Mohr
						Name: Marshall L. Mohr
						Title: Senior Vice President and           Chief Financial Officer