Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter, 2002 Earnings Conference Call

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2003--Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG), the leader in operative surgical robotics, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss fourth quarter, 2003 results, Friday, February 7, 2003, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time

This call is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at Intuitive Surgical's web site at www.intuitivesurgical.com

The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at www.companyboardroom.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

About the da Vinci(TM) Surgical System:The da Vinci(TM) Surgical System consists of a surgeon's viewing and control console having an integrated, high-performance InSite(TM) 3-D vision system, a patient-side cart consisting of three robotic arms that position and precisely maneuver endoscopic instruments and an endoscope, and a variety of articulating EndoWrist(TM) Instruments. By integrating computer-enhanced technology with surgeons' technical skills, Intuitive believes that its System enables surgeons to perform better surgery in a manner never before experienced. The da Vinci(TM) Surgical System seamlessly and directly translates the surgeon's natural hand, wrist and finger movements on instrument controls at the surgeon's console outside the patient's body into corresponding micro-movements of the instrument tips positioned inside the patient through small puncture incisions, or ports.

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