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Intuitive Surgical
Intuitive Surgical designs and manufactures the da Vinci robotic surgical system, the world's most widely deployed robotic surgery platform, first FDA-cleared in 1997 and now in its fifth generation (da Vinci 5) featuring force-feedback, AI-assisted tools, and expanded procedural intelligence. The Ion platform is a robotic-assisted bronchoscopy system using shape-sensing technology for lung biopsy navigation. As of end-2025 the installed base exceeds 12,100 systems globally with over 3.2 million procedures performed in 2025 alone across urology, gynecology, thoracic, cardiac, and general surgery.
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da Vinci 5
- Latest-generation multi-port robotic surgical system with force-feedback, AI-assisted tools; over 11,100 da Vinci systems installed globally as of end-2025
Robotic surgical system for minimally invasive surgery
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Ion
- Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy platform using shape-sensing catheter for peripheral lung biopsy; 995 Ion systems installed as of end-2025
Robotic bronchoscopy navigation system
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