Company: ISRG
Filing Date: 2025-01-31
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001035267-25-000017
Chunk: 223

Company: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
Filing Date: 2025-01-31
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 223
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 public company at a business that lacks them. In addition, we may be unable to retain the employees of acquired companies or the acquired company’s customers, suppliers, distributors, or other partners for a variety of reasons, including that these entities may be our competitors or may have close relationships with our competitors. Furthermore, acquired companies may have less mature or less sophisticated information technology systems, securities practices, or training, which may result in an increased risk of security and cybersecurity incidents when such companies are integrated. For example, in 2020, we acquired Orpheus Medical Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (“Orpheus Medical”) to deepen and expand our integrated informatics platform. The integration of this acquisition involved complex operations across different geographic locations and new products, distribution networks, and legal jurisdictions. Failure to successfully integrate our acquisitions may have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

WE ARE EXPOSED TO CREDIT RISK AND FLUCTUATIONS IN THE MARKET VALUE OF OUR INVESTMENTS.

Our investment portfolio includes both domestic and international investments. The credit ratings and pricing of our investments can be negatively affected by liquidity concerns, credit deterioration, financial results, economic risk, political risk, or other factors. As a result, the value and liquidity of our cash equivalents and marketable securities could fluctuate substantially. Our other income and expense could also vary materially from expectations depending on gains or losses realized on the sale or exchange of investments, impairment charges resulting from revaluations of debt and equity securities and other investments, changes in interest rates, increases or decreases in cash balances, volatility in foreign exchange rates, and changes in the fair value of derivative instruments. Increased volatility in the financial markets and overall economic uncertainty could increase the risk that actual amounts realized on our investments may differ significantly from the fair values currently assigned to them.

The value of our investments may also decline due to instability in the global financial markets, which may reduce the liquidity of securities included in our portfolio. For example, the closure of SVB and other institutions swept into receivership and the appointment of the FDIC as receiver in 2023 created bank-specific and broader financial institution liquidity risk and concerns. We maintain the majority of our cash and cash equivalents in accounts with major U.S. and multi-national financial institutions, and our deposits exceed insured limits. Future adverse developments with respect to these financial institutions or the broader financial services industry may impair our ability to access capital needed to support near-term working