INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Mar 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC (ISRG)
CIK: 0001035267
Period of Report: 2012-03-01

Reporting Person: Brogna Salvatore (SVP Product Development)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-03-01	Common Stock	M	1250	$303.27	Acquired	1613	Direct
2012-03-01	Common Stock	S	1250	$510.12	Disposed	363	Direct
2012-03-01	Common Stock	M	1250	$107.27	Acquired	1613	Direct
2012-03-01	Common Stock	S	1250	$510.12	Disposed	363	Direct
2012-03-01	Common Stock	M	1094	$334.3	Acquired	1457	Direct
2012-03-01	Common Stock	S	1094	$510.12	Disposed	363	Direct
2012-03-01	Common Stock	M	1000	$341.19	Acquired	1363	Direct
2012-03-01	Common Stock	S	1000	$510.12	Disposed	363	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-03-01	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$107.27	M	1250	Disposed	2019-02-17	Common Stock (1250)	Direct
2012-03-01	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$303.27	M	1250	Disposed	2018-02-15	Common Stock (1250)	Direct
2012-03-01	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$334.3	M	1094	Disposed	2020-02-16	Common Stock (1094)	Direct
2012-03-01	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$341.19	M	1000	Disposed	2021-02-15	Common Stock (1000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	600	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: These options were exercised and the underlying shares sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporing person on June 15, 2011.

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.