# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001035267
**File Stem:** 0001035267-25-000211
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 4406
**Document Hash:** a588674e23338117715cb93a34744f77
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001035267-25-000211.hdr.sgml**: 20251218

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001035267-25-000211

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251216

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251218

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251218

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001035267
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES [3842]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 770416458
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-30713
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251583842

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1020 KIFER ROAD
- **CITY:** SUNNYVALE
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94086
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 4085232100

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1020 KIFER ROAD
- **CITY:** SUNNYVALE
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94086

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**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): December 16, 2025**

**INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.**

(**Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter**)

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| **Delaware** | **000-30713** | **77-0416458** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)** |

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**1020 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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | ISRG | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

    

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| **Item 5.02.** | **Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.** |

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Effective January 1, 2026, Brian E. Miller, Ph.D., will transition from his role as Chief Digital Officer of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (the "Company") and begin serving as Head of Digital and AI Strategy of the Company. In this role, Dr. Miller will no longer be reporting directly to the Company's Chief Executive Officer.

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**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.

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| | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
| Date: December 18, 2025 | By: | /s/ JAMIE E. SAMATH |
|  |  | Jamie E. Samath |
|  |  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

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