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INTUITIVE SURGICAL GETS CE MARK FOR COMPUTER ENHANCED SURGERY. Intuitive Surgical, Mountain View, Calif., has received approval to apply the CE mark for its computer enhanced surgery system from D.G.M. in Charlottenlund, Denmark allowing the system to be sold throughout the European Community. D.G.M. is a Notified Body to the Medical Device Directive. The Intuitive(tm) system consists of two primary components: the surgeon's viewing and control console and the surgical arm unit that positions and maneuvers detachable surgical instruments. These pencil-sized instruments with EndoWrist(tm) technology (tiny computer-enhanced mechanical wrists) are designed to provide the flexibility of the surgeon's wrist at the operative site through tiny ports. "We are very pleased to receive approval for the CE mark," said Lonnie Smith, president and chief executive officer of Intuitive Surgical. "This opens an important market for Intuitive Surgical allowing us to begin active commercialization of the Intuitive(tm) system throughout the European community." About the Intuitive System Intuitive has developed a computer-enhanced minimally invasive surgery system that uses proprietary electronics, advanced mechanics, and enhanced visualization to greatly improve surgical technique and takes surgical precision far beyond what is possible today. The Intuitive system is a new surgical technology intended to eliminate the major obstacles to widespread adoption of minimally invasive surgery. It is designed to transform a broad range of open procedures to minimally invasive procedures by making MIS more precise and easier to perform. Using state-of-the-art computing, sophisticated software and highly-specialized micro-surgical instruments, the Intuitive system combines the natural hand movements used in traditional open surgery, with the less traumatic approach of minimally invasive surgery -- thereby delivering the best of both techniques. The Intuitive system consists of two primary components: the surgeon's viewing and control console and the surgical arm unit that positions and maneuvers detachable surgical instruments. These pencil-sized instruments with EndoWrist(tm) technology (tiny computer-enhanced mechanical wrists) designed to provide the dexterity of the surgeon's forearm and wrist at the operative site

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Page 1: INTUITIVE SURGICAL GETS CE MARK FOR COMPUTER ENHANCED SURGERY

INTUITIVE SURGICAL GETS CE MARK FOR COMPUTERENHANCED SURGERY.

Intuitive Surgical, Mountain View, Calif., has received approval to apply the CE mark for itscomputer enhanced surgery system from D.G.M. in Charlottenlund, Denmark allowing the system tobe sold throughout the European Community. D.G.M. is a Notified Body to the Medical DeviceDirective.

The Intuitive(tm) system consists of two primary components: the surgeon's viewing and controlconsole and the surgical arm unit that positions and maneuvers detachable surgical instruments.These pencil-sized instruments with EndoWrist(tm) technology (tiny computer-enhanced mechanicalwrists) are designed to provide the flexibility of the surgeon's wrist at the operative site through tinyports.

"We are very pleased to receive approval for the CE mark," said Lonnie Smith, president and chiefexecutive officer of Intuitive Surgical. "This opens an important market for Intuitive Surgicalallowing us to begin active commercialization of the Intuitive(tm) system throughout the Europeancommunity."

About the Intuitive System

Intuitive has developed a computer-enhanced minimally invasive surgery system that usesproprietary electronics, advanced mechanics, and enhanced visualization to greatly improve surgicaltechnique and takes surgical precision far beyond what is possible today.

The Intuitive system is a new surgical technologyintended to eliminate the major obstacles to widespreadadoption of minimally invasive surgery. It is designed totransform a broad range of open procedures tominimally invasive procedures by making MIS moreprecise and easier to perform.

Using state-of-the-art computing, sophisticated softwareand highly-specialized micro-surgical instruments, theIntuitive system combines the natural hand movementsused in traditional open surgery, with the less traumaticapproach of minimally invasive surgery -- therebydelivering the best of both techniques.

The Intuitive system consists of two primary components: the surgeon's viewing and control consoleand the surgical arm unit that positions and maneuvers detachable surgical instruments. Thesepencil-sized instruments with EndoWrist(tm) technology (tiny computer-enhanced mechanicalwrists) designed to provide the dexterity of the surgeon's forearm and wrist at the operative site

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through 1 cm ports.

Using the Intuitive system, surgeons will perform procedures seated at the console, while viewing ahigh-resolution 3-D image of the surgical field. The surgeon's hands rest below the monitor and holdinstruments that provide the flexibility of those used in open surgery. Highly specialized technologysimultaneously transfers the surgeon's exact hand movements made at the console to precisemicrosurgical movements of the instruments at the operative site.

Intuitive Surgical Inc., of Mountain View, was founded in 1995 to pioneer the development of newminimally invasive surgical instrumentation and techniques. The company is in the process ofapplying to the FDA for approval to market the Intuitive system commercially in the United States.

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