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Company Statement

Intuitive (Nasdaq: ISRG), headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is a global leader in minimally invasive care and the pioneer of robotic surgery. Our technologies include the da Vinci surgical system and the Ion endoluminal system. By uniting advanced systems, progressive learning, and value-enhancing services, we help physicians and their teams optimize care delivery to support the best outcomes possible. At Intuitive, we envision a future of care that is less invasive and profoundly better, where diseases are identified early and treated quickly, so patients can get back to what matters most.

Image and video library

These materials are provided exclusively for promotional, editorial, and academic use and/or for use in media coverage of Intuitive and its products. Please download zip files that have been packaged to deliver a set of product images or logo files for you to use in your publication.

Terms of use

Intuitive provides these materials without warranty of any kind. Therefore, please note that permission to use them is only granted if the following guidelines are observed.

While Intuitive authorizes your use of these materials as appropriate, Intuitive promotes and advertises only for procedures cleared by applicable regulatory agencies. Any use of these materials by a third party is in the sole control and responsibility of that party for their promotional, editorial, and academic use and/or media coverage. Intuitive does not advise or provide input to customers on their marketing efforts or materials. You shall not include any statements in your use of these materials that implies that Intuitive assisted in creating or endorses the end product in which you have used these assets.

No material found in this section can be used to promote a procedure outside of a system or instrument’s approved/cleared Indications for Use.

Please refer to the product’s labeling for a description of clinical uses for which the da Vinci surgical system has been approved/cleared for use.

All people depicted are models unless otherwise noted.

Additional guidelines:

Unless otherwise noted, permission is given to use these materials in their entire unmodified form
Permission is not granted if these materials are modified in any way
Images must be reproduced in high resolution
Intuitive logos must be used in accordance with the Intuitive logo guidelines which can be downloaded under the Intuitive logos section below on this page
Reproduced images should be accompanied by the following copyright notice: ©[Year] Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Images: da Vinci systems and simulation

Included in this zip folder are high and low resolution images of the following (192 MB):

Da Vinci Xi surgical system
Da Vinci X surgical system
Da Vinci SP surgical system
Da Vinci SimNow simulator

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Images: da Vinci instruments

Included in this zip folder are high and low resolution images of the following (72 MB):

Da Vinci SynchroSeal, Vessel Sealer Extend, and Force Bipolar
Da Vinci SureForm 60 and 45 staplers and reloads
Da Vinci monopolar and bipolar instruments

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Videos: company and product

Use these links to download video files. Below find playback of each video to show you what is included—you may watch the videos in their entirety.

Intuitive. At the Point of Possibility.

This video describes how experience meets innovation at Intuitive. Minimally invasive care for healthcare providers and their patients. Inflection at the point of possibility.

Mar 06, 2023 | 00:01:47

Intuitive. At the Point of Possibility.

This video describes how experience meets innovation at Intuitive. Minimally invasive care for healthcare providers and their patients. Inflection at the point of possibility.

Mar 06, 2023 | 00:01:47
Da Vinci Xi surgical system background

Take a tour of the da Vinci Xi system that shows the hardware components, movement of the arms, instrument setup, and surgeon controls.

Mar 06, 2023 | 00:02:00
SimNow skills training with realistic simulations

Introducing the da Vinci SimNow simulator with learning programs for skills development and procedure training in a virtual environment. Track progress with performance metrics.

Mar 06, 2023 | 00:02:32
Da Vinci SureForm 60 Stapler SmartFire Firing Timeline Graph

See an animation depicting SmartFire technology functionality on the da Vinci SureForm stapling platform. Watch a graph of the change in firing force over time.

Feb 22, 2023 | 00:01:01

Intuitive logos

Included in this zip are high and low resolution images (1.4 MB) of Intuitive’s logo in black and white with transparent backgrounds. You must follow the logo usage guidelines that are included in the downloaded zip.

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Disclosures

Da Vinci X & Xi Surgical Systems
The Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instrument Control Systems (da Vinci X and da Vinci Xi Surgical Systems) are intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments during urologic surgical procedures, general laparoscopic surgical procedures, gynecologic laparoscopic surgical procedures, general thoracoscopic surgical procedures, and trans-oral otolaryngology surgical procedures restricted to benign tumors and malignant tumors classified as T1 and T2, and for benign base of tongue resection procedures. The systems are indicated for adult and pediatric use (except for trans-oral otolaryngology surgical procedures). They are intended to be used by trained physicians in an operating room environment.

The da Vinci X and da Vinci Xi Surgical Systems are class IIb medical devices CE marked (CE 2460) under the European Medical Devices Directive (93/42/EEC), manufactured by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Refer to Instructions For Use before use.

Da Vinci SP Surgical System
The da Vinci SP Surgical System is intended to assist in the accurate control of the da Vinci SP endoscope and instruments during minimally invasive endoscopic abdominopelvic, thoracoscopic, transoral otolaryngology, transanal colorectal, and breast surgical procedures. The system is indicated for adult use. It is intended to be used by trained physicians in an operating room environment.

The da Vinci SP Surgical System is a class IIb medical devices CE marked (CE 2460) under the European Medical Devices Regulation (EU 2017/745), manufactured by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Refer to Instructions For Use before use.

Ion Endoluminal System
The Ion Endoluminal System assists the user in navigating a catheter and endoscopic tools in the pulmonary tract using endoscopic visualization of the tracheobronchial tree for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The Ion Endoluminal System enables fiducial marker placement. It does not make a diagnosis and is not for pediatric use. The Flexision Biopsy Needle is used with the Ion Endoluminal System to biopsy tissue from a target area in the lung.

The PlanPoint Software uses patient CT scans to create a 3D plan of the lung and navigation pathways for use with the Ion Endoluminal System. The Ion Endoluminal System, the Flexision Biopsy Needle and the PlanPoint Software are class IIa medical devices CE marked (CE 2460) under the European Medical Devices Regulation (EU 2017/745), manufactured by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Refer to Instructions For Use before use.

SynchroSeal
SynchroSeal is a bipolar electrosurgical instrument for use with a compatible da Vinci Surgical System and a compatible electrosurgical generator. It is intended for grasping, dissection, sealing and transection of tissue. SynchroSeal can be used to seal vessels up to and including 5 mm in diameter and tissue bundles that fit in the jaws of the instrument. SynchroSeal has not been shown to be effective for tubal sterilization or tubal coagulation for sterilization procedures and should not be used for these procedures.

The SynchroSeal is a class IIb medical devices CE marked (CE 2460) under the European Medical Devices Directive (93/42/EEC), manufactured by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Refer to Instructions For Use before use.

Vessel Sealer Extend
The Vessel Sealer Extend is a bipolar electrosurgical sealing and cutting instrument for use with the da Vinci Xi and da Vinci X Surgical Systems and the compatible electrosurgical generator. It is intended for grasping and blunt dissection of tissue and for bipolar coagulation and mechanical transection of vessels up to 7 mm in diameter and tissue bundles that fit in the jaws of the instrument. The Vessel Sealer Extend has not been shown to be effective for tubal sterilization or tubal coagulation for sterilization procedures, and should not be used for these procedures.

The Vessel Sealer Extend is a class IIb medical device CE marked (CE 2460) under the European Medical Devices Directive (93/42/EEC), manufactured by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Refer to Instructions For Use before use.

EndoWrist Force Bipolar
The EndoWrist Force Bipolar is intended to be used with compatible systems for endoscopic manipulation of tissue, including dissection, grasping, retraction, and bipolar coagulation of tissue.

The EndoWrist Force Bipolar is a class IIb medical device CE marked (CE 2460) under the European Medical Devices Directive (93/42/EEC) manufactured by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Refer to Instructions For Use before use.

SureForm 45 & 60 Staplers
The SureForm 45 Stapler & SureForm 60 Stapler and SureForm 45 Stapler Reloads & SureForm 60 Stapler Reloads and other Stapler Accessories (including the bladeless obturators) are intended to be used with a compatible da Vinci Surgical System for resection, transection, and, or creation of anastomoses in General, Thoracic, Gynecologic, Urologic, and Pediatric surgery. The devices can be used with staple line or tissue buttressing material (natural or synthetic).

The SureForm 60 Stapler and SureForm 45 Stapler, SureForm 60 and SureForm 45 Stapler Reloads are class IIa and IIb medical devices CE marked (CE 2460) under the European Medical Devices Directive (93/42/EEC), manufactured by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Refer to Instructions For Use before use.

Da Vinci Firefly Imaging System
The da Vinci Firefly Imaging System is intended to provide real-time endoscopic visible and near-infrared fluorescence imaging. The da Vinci Firefly Imaging System enables surgeons to perform minimally invasive surgery using standard endoscopic visible light as well as visual assessment of vessels, blood flow and related tissue perfusion, and at least one of the major extra-hepatic bile ducts (cystic duct, common bile duct or common hepatic duct), using near infrared imaging.

Legal Notices
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Some products, features or technologies may not be available in all countries. Please contact your local Intuitive representative for product availability in your region. Refer to the product specific User Manual for indications, contraindications, warnings and other product information.

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