Company: ISRG
Filing Date: 2025-01-31
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001035267-25-000017
Chunk: 214

Company: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
Filing Date: 2025-01-31
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 214
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 businesses act with integrity. The Data Act and European Health Data Space Act provide individual and organizational users of certain systems and devices the right to access a broad range of information not previously available and include, in some cases, rights to secondary uses of such data. These 

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obligations may be interpreted in ways that require us to modify our business practices and products to maintain compliance, potentially increasing costs and operational complexity.

Moreover, some of the AI features of our products involve, or may involve, the processing of personal data and may be subject to laws, policies, legal obligations, and codes of conduct related to privacy and data protection, each of which may be interpreted in ways that may affect the way in which we engage with machine learning and require us to make changes to our business practices and products to comply with such obligations. Our use of AI technologies may involve the storage and transmission of confidential or sensitive information, including personal information of employees, customers, and others, as well as protected health information of clients’ patients. In addition, due to the sensitive nature of the information, the security features of our computers and systems, network, and communications systems infrastructure are critical to the success of our business.

ONGOING AND FUTURE GLOBAL CONFLICTS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION, OR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

In February 2022, armed conflict escalated between Russia and Ukraine. Russia’s military actions against Ukraine have resulted in substantial expansion of sanction programs imposed by the United States, the European Union, and other countries against Russia, Belarus, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, and the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic.

In response, the Russian authorities also imposed significant currency control measures, restrictions on transacting with non-Russian parties, export controls, and other economic and financial restrictions. Related sanctions, export controls, or other actions that may be initiated by countries including the U.S., the European Union, or Russia (e.g., potential cyberattacks, disruption of energy flows, etc.) could adversely affect the global economy, financial markets, energy supply and prices, certain critical materials and metals, supply chains, and global logistics and could adversely affect our business, financial condition and liquidity, or results of operations.

Additionally, in October 2023, armed conflict escalated between Israel and Hamas. Hostilities between Israel and Hamas could persist, escalate, or expand to involve more countries and regions in the Middle East. As a result of such disruptions, we may experience in the future