INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 27, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC (ISRG)
CIK: 0001035267
Period of Report: 2012-01-31

Reporting Person: Brogna Salvatore (SVP Product Development)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-31	Common Stock	J	55	$274.4735	Acquired	363	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-15	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$505.23	A	7000	Acquired	2022-02-15	Common Stock (7000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	600	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The shares beneficially owned increased due to a qualified ESPP purchase that took place on 1/31/12. The purchase of these shares is being reported on a voluntary basis.

F2: Non-statutory stock option granted pursuant to the 2000 Employee Stock Option Plan. The option vests 1/8th six months after the date of grant and 1/48th monthly thereafter.