UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 17, 2012
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-30713 | 77-0416458 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1266 Kifer Road
Sunnyvale, California 94086
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 523-2100
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On September 14, 2012 an article was originally published in the Modesto Bee entitled “More Surgeries at Modesto Hospitals Being Done via Remote Control.” That article contained information about the estimated number of single incision surgeries that have been performed since January, 2012 and cited Intuitive Surgical Inc. (“the Company”) as the source of information. This was an unauthorized disclosure by a field employee in violation of Company policy. The Company does not intend to update this information in the future.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | ||||||
| Date: September 17, 2012 | By | /s/ Marshall L. Mohr | ||||
| Name: Marshall L. Mohr | ||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||