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<HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>Washington, DC 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Date of Report: January&nbsp;8, 2007 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B></B><B><I>(Date of Earliest Event Reported)</I></B><B> </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B></B><B><I>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</I></B><B> </B></FONT></P> <P
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ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B></B><B><I>Identification No.)</I></B><B></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>950 Kifer Road </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Sunnyvale, California 94086 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B></B><B><I>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</I></B><B>
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(408) 523-2100 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="1"><B>(Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>N/A </B></FONT></P> <P
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On January&nbsp;8, 2007, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release relating to a patent infringement lawsuit brought against the Company by the California Institute of Technology in the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. A copy of the press release issued by the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SIGNATURE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dated: January&nbsp;8, 2007 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>INTUITIVE SURGICAL ISSUES STATEMENT ON LITIGATION </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">SUNNYVALE, CALIF., January&nbsp;8, 2007. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG), the industry leader in surgical robotics, issued the following statement regarding a
patent infringement lawsuit filed recently by the California Institute of Technology in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Intuitive believes the lawsuit is without merit and has filed an action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California seeking a declaration that it does not infringe the Cal Tech patents. Intuitive intends to
vigorously defend itself in this matter. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Intuitive owns or has licensed rights to over 500 patents related to its products, including patents licensed
from SRI International, IBM, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Commenting on the lawsuit, Lonnie Smith, President and CEO for Intuitive,
stated &#147;We are surprised to see these claims after selling our products worldwide for over eight years, particularly given the strength of our intellectual property portfolio. I am personally amazed that Caltech would allow a Texas based
contingency-fee law firm to tarnish its reputation by such an outrageous approach. We are prepared to do what is necessary to defend our company and our intellectual property rights.&#148; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>About Intuitive&#146;s Products: </U></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The <B>da Vinci</B>&reg; Surgical
System consists of a surgeon&#146;s viewing and control console having an integrated, high-performance <B>InSite&reg;</B> 3-D vision system, a patient-side cart consisting of three or four robotic arms that position and precisely maneuver endoscopic
instruments and an endoscope, and a variety of articulating <B>EndoWrist</B>&reg; Instruments. By integrating computer-enhanced technology with surgeons&#146; technical skills, Intuitive believes that its system enables surgeons to perform better
surgery in a manner never before experienced. The <B>da Vinci</B><SUP>&reg;</SUP> Surgical System seamlessly and directly translates the surgeon&#146;s natural hand, wrist and finger movements on instrument controls at the surgeon&#146;s console
outside the patient&#146;s body into corresponding micro-movements of the instrument tips positioned inside the patient through small puncture incisions, or ports. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">The <B>Aesop</B>&reg; Endoscope Positioner is a voice-activated robotic arm that automates the critical task of endoscope positioning, providing the surgeon with direct control over a smooth, precise and stable view of the internal surgical
field. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The <B>Hermes</B>&reg; Control Center is a centralized system designed to voice control a series of networked
&#147;smart&#148; medical devices. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Intuitive</I></B>&reg;, <B><I>da Vinci</I></B>&reg;, <B>da Vinci</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
COLOR="#000000"><SUP><SUP>&reg;</SUP><SUP></SUP> </SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B><I>S</I></B><I>&#153; </I><B><I>InSite</I></B><B>&reg;</B>, <B><I>EndoWrist</I></B><B>&reg;, Hermes&reg;, and Aesop&reg;</B> are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"># # # </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the best
judgment of our management and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements should, therefore, be considered
in light of various important factors, including the following: timing and success of product development and market acceptance of developed products; regulatory approvals, clearances and restrictions; guidelines and recommendations in the health
care and patient communities; intellectual property positions and litigation; competition in the medical device industry and in the specific markets of surgery in which Intuitive Surgical operates; and unanticipated manufacturing disruptions, delays
in regulatory approvals of new manufacturing facilities or the inability to meet demand for products. Words such as &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;project,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148;
&#147;believe&#148; and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. We undertake
no obligation to publicly update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. </FONT></P>
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