INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Dec 15, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC (ISRG)
CIK: 0001035267
Period of Report: 2010-12-14

Reporting Person: GUTHART GARY S (President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-12-14	Common Stock	M	10000	$14.5	Acquired	37653	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-12-14	Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$14.5	M	10000	Disposed	2011-01-22	Common Stock (10000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Incentive Stock Option granted pursuant to the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan. Option shall vest 1/8 on the six-month anniversary of the grant date and the remaining shares in equal installments over the next 42 months after the date of grant of 1/22/01.