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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                            INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

                           2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

                             ADOPTED MARCH __, 2000
                    APPROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS _________, 2000
                        TERMINATION DATE: _________, 2010

1.      PURPOSES.

        (a) AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF INITIAL PLAN. The Plan initially was
established as the 1996 Equity Incentive Plan, effective as of January 31, 1996
(the "Initial Plan"). The Initial Plan, as amended, hereby is amended and
restated in its entirety and renamed the 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, effective
upon the completion of the Company's initial public offering. The terms of the
Initial Plan (other than the aggregate number of shares issuable thereunder)
shall remain in effect and apply to all Stock Awards granted pursuant to the
Initial Plan. Section 11 of the Plan shall supersede Section 12 of the Initial
Plan.

        (b) ELIGIBLE STOCK AWARD RECIPIENTS. The persons eligible to receive
Stock Awards are the Employees, Directors and Consultants of the Company and its
Affiliates.

        (c) AVAILABLE STOCK AWARDS. The purpose of the Plan is to provide a
means by which eligible recipients of Stock Awards may be given an opportunity
to benefit from increases in value of the Common Stock through the granting of
the following Stock Awards: (i) Incentive Stock Options, (ii) Nonstatutory Stock
Options, (iii) stock bonuses and (iv) rights to acquire restricted stock.

        (d) GENERAL PURPOSE. The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain
the services of the group of persons eligible to receive Stock Awards, to secure
and retain the services of new members of this group and to provide incentives
for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and its
Affiliates.

2.      DEFINITIONS.

        (a) "AFFILIATE" means any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation
of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in
Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code.

        (b) "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

        (c) "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

        (d) "COMMITTEE" means a committee of one or more members of the Board
appointed by the Board in accordance with subsection 3(c).

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        (e) "COMMON STOCK" means the common stock of the Company.

        (f) "COMPANY" means Intuitive Surgical, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

        (g) "CONSULTANT" means any person, including an advisor, (i) engaged by
the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services and who is
compensated for such services or (ii) who is a member of the Board of Directors
of an Affiliate. However, the term "Consultant" shall not include either
Directors who are not compensated by the Company for their services as Directors
or Directors who are merely paid a director's fee by the Company for their
services as Directors.

        (h) "CONTINUOUS SERVICE" means that the Participant's service with the
Company or an Affiliate, whether as an Employee, Director or Consultant, is not
interrupted or terminated. The Participant's Continuous Service shall not be
deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which
the Participant renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee,
Consultant or Director or a change in the entity for which the Participant
renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of
the Participant's Continuous Service. For example, a change in status from an
Employee of the Company to a Consultant of an Affiliate or a Director will not
constitute an interruption of Continuous Service. The Board or the chief
executive officer of the Company, in that party's sole discretion, may determine
whether Continuous Service shall be considered interrupted in the case of any
leave of absence approved by that party, including sick leave, military leave or
any other personal leave.

        (i) "COVERED EMPLOYEE" means the chief executive officer and the four
(4) other highest compensated officers of the Company for whom total
compensation is required to be reported to stockholders under the Exchange Act,
as determined for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.

        (j) "DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

        (k) "DISABILITY" means the permanent and total disability of a person
within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

        (l) "EMPLOYEE" means any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate.
Mere service as a Director or payment of a director's fee by the Company or an
Affiliate shall not be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company or
an Affiliate.

        (m) "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

        (n) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of the Common
Stock determined as follows:

            (i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange
or traded on the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the Fair
Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be the closing sales price for
such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such
exchange or market (or the exchange or market with the

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greatest volume of trading in the Common Stock) on the last market trading day
prior to the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or
such other source as the Board deems reliable.

               (ii) In the absence of such markets for the Common Stock, the
Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Board.

        (o) "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" means an Option intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.

        (p) "LISTING DATE" means the first date upon which any security of the
Company is listed (or approved for listing) upon notice of issuance on any
securities exchange or designated (or approved for designation) upon notice of
issuance as a national market security on an interdealer quotation system if
such securities exchange or interdealer quotation system has been certified in
accordance with the provisions of Section 25100(o) of the California Corporate
Securities Law of 1968.

        (q) "NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR" means a Director who either (i) is not a
current Employee or Officer of the Company or its parent or a subsidiary, does
not receive compensation (directly or indirectly) from the Company or its parent
or a subsidiary for services rendered as a consultant or in any capacity other
than as a Director (except for an amount as to which disclosure would not be
required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated pursuant to the
Securities Act ("Regulation S-K")), does not possess an interest in any other
transaction as to which disclosure would be required under Item 404(a) of
Regulation S-K and is not engaged in a business relationship as to which
disclosure would be required under Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K; or (ii) is
otherwise considered a "non-employee director" for purposes of Rule 16b-3.

        (r) "NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION" means an Option not intended to qualify
as an Incentive Stock Option.

        (s) "OFFICER" means a person who is an officer of the Company within the
meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.

        (t) "OPTION" means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock
Option granted pursuant to the Plan.

        (u) "OPTION AGREEMENT" means a written agreement between the Company and
an Optionholder evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option
grant. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan.

        (v) "OPTIONHOLDER" means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant
to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding
Option.

        (w) "OUTSIDE DIRECTOR" means a Director who either (i) is not a current
employee of the Company or an "affiliated corporation" (within the meaning of
Treasury Regulations

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promulgated under Section 162(m) of the Code), is not a former employee of the
Company or an "affiliated corporation" receiving compensation for prior services
(other than benefits under a tax qualified pension plan), was not an officer of
the Company or an "affiliated corporation" at any time and is not currently
receiving direct or indirect remuneration from the Company or an "affiliated
corporation" for services in any capacity other than as a Director or (ii) is
otherwise considered an "outside director" for purposes of Section 162(m) of the
Code.

        (x) "PARTICIPANT" means a person to whom a Stock Award is granted
pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an
outstanding Stock Award.

        (y) "PLAN" means this Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2000 Equity Incentive
Plan.

        (z) "RULE 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or
any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time to time.

        (aa) "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

        (bb) "STOCK AWARD" means any right granted under the Plan, including an
Option, a stock bonus and a right to acquire restricted stock.

        (cc) "STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT" means a written agreement between the
Company and a holder of a Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of an
individual Stock Award grant. Each Stock Award Agreement shall be subject to the
terms and conditions of the Plan.

        (dd) "TEN PERCENT STOCKHOLDER" means a person who owns (or is deemed to
own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than ten
percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company or of any of its Affiliates.

3.      ADMINISTRATION.

        (a) ADMINISTRATION BY BOARD. The Board shall administer the Plan unless
and until the Board delegates administration to a Committee, as provided in
subsection 3(c).

        (b) POWERS OF BOARD. The Board shall have the power, subject to, and
within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:

               (i) To determine from time to time which of the persons eligible
under the Plan shall be granted Stock Awards; when and how each Stock Award
shall be granted; what type or combination of types of Stock Award shall be
granted; the provisions of each Stock Award granted (which need not be
identical), including the time or times when a person shall be permitted to
receive Common Stock pursuant to a Stock Award; and the number of shares of
Common Stock with respect to which a Stock Award shall be granted to each such
person.

               (ii) To construe and interpret the Plan and Stock Awards granted
under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its
administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any
defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any

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Stock Award Agreement, in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or
expedient to make the Plan fully effective.

               (iii) To amend the Plan or a Stock Award as provided in Section
12.

               (iv) Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts
as the Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the
Company which are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan.

        (c) DELEGATION TO COMMITTEE.

               (i) GENERAL. The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to
a Committee or Committees of one (1) or more members of the Board, and the term
"Committee" shall apply to any person or persons to whom such authority has been
delegated. If administration is delegated to a Committee, the Committee shall
have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore
possessed by the Board, including the power to delegate to a subcommittee any of
the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and
references in this Plan to the Board shall thereafter be to the Committee or
subcommittee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the
provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The
Board may abolish the Committee at any time and revest in the Board the
administration of the Plan.

               (ii) COMMITTEE COMPOSITION WHEN COMMON STOCK IS PUBLICLY TRADED.
At such time as the Common Stock is publicly traded, in the discretion of the
Board, a Committee may consist solely of two or more Outside Directors, in
accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code, and/or solely of two or more
Non-Employee Directors, in accordance with Rule 16b-3. Within the scope of such
authority, the Board or the Committee may (1) delegate to a committee of one or
more members of the Board who are not Outside Directors the authority to grant
Stock Awards to eligible persons who are either (a) not then Covered Employees
and are not expected to be Covered Employees at the time of recognition of
income resulting from such Stock Award or (b) not persons with respect to whom
the Company wishes to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code and/or) (2)
delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board who are not
Non-Employee Directors the authority to grant Stock Awards to eligible persons
who are not then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

        (d) EFFECT OF BOARD'S DECISION. All determinations, interpretations and
constructions made by the Board in good faith shall not be subject to review by
any person and shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.

4.      SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

        (a) SHARE RESERVE. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 relating to
adjustments upon changes in Common Stock, the Common Stock that may be issued
pursuant to Stock Awards shall not exceed in the aggregate Ten Million
(10,000,000) shares of Common Stock.

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        (b) EVERGREEN SHARE RESERVE INCREASE.

               (i) Notwithstanding subsection 4(a) hereof, on the day after each
annual meeting of stockholders of the Company (the "Calculation Date") for a
period of ten (10) years, commencing with the annual meeting of stockholders in
2001, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that is available for
issuance under the Plan shall automatically be increased by that number of
shares equal to the greater of (1) five percent (5%) of the Diluted Shares
Outstanding or (2) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to Stock Awards
granted under the Plan during the prior 12-month period; provided, however, that
the Board, from time to time, may provide for a lesser increase in the aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock that is available for issuance under the Plan.

               (ii) Subject to the provisions of Section 11 hereof relating to
adjustments upon changes in securities, the increase in the maximum aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock that is available for issuance pursuant to
Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan shall not exceed Twenty Million
(20,000,000) shares of Common Stock.

               (iii) "Diluted Shares Outstanding" shall mean, as of any date,
(1) the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company on such
Calculation Date, plus (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
such Calculation Date assuming the conversion of all outstanding Preferred Stock
and convertible notes, plus (3) the additional number of dilutive Common Stock
equivalent shares outstanding as the result of any options or warrants
outstanding during the fiscal year, calculated using the treasury stock method.

        (c) REVERSION OF SHARES TO THE SHARE RESERVE. If any Stock Award shall
for any reason expire or otherwise terminate, in whole or in part, without
having been exercised in full, the shares of Common Stock not acquired under
such Stock Award shall revert to and again become available for issuance under
the Plan. If any shares are repurchased, such repurchased shares shall revert to
and again become available for issuance under the Plan for all Stock Awards
other than Incentive Stock Options.

        (d) SOURCE OF SHARES. The shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan may
be unissued shares or reacquired shares, bought on the market or otherwise.

5.      ELIGIBILITY.

        (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIFIC STOCK AWARDS. Incentive Stock Options may
be granted only to Employees. Stock Awards other than Incentive Stock Options
may be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants.

        (b) TEN PERCENT STOCKHOLDERS. A Ten Percent Stockholder shall not be
granted an Incentive Stock Option unless the exercise price of such Option is at
least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock at the date of grant and the Option is not exercisable after the
expiration of five (5) years from the date of grant.

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        (c) SECTION 162(m) LIMITATION. Subject to the provisions of Section 11
relating to adjustments upon changes in the shares of Common Stock, no Employee
shall be eligible to be granted Options covering more than Five Million
(5,000,000) shares of Common Stock during any calendar year. This subsection
5(c) shall not apply prior to the Listing Date and, following the Listing Date,
this subsection 5(c) shall not apply until (i) the earliest of: (1) the first
material modification of the Plan (including any increase in the number of
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan in accordance with
Section 4); (2) the issuance of all of the shares of Common Stock reserved for
issuance under the Plan; (3) the expiration of the Plan; or (4) the first
meeting of stockholders at which Directors are to be elected that occurs after
the close of the third calendar year following the calendar year in which
occurred the first registration of an equity security under Section 12 of the
Exchange Act; or (ii) such other date required by Section 162(m) of the Code and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

        (d) CONSULTANTS.

               (i) A Consultant shall not be eligible for the grant of a Stock
Award if, at the time of grant, a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the
Securities Act ("Form S-8") is not available to register either the offer or the
sale of the Company's securities to such Consultant because of the nature of the
services that the Consultant is providing to the Company, or because the
Consultant is not a natural person, or as otherwise provided by the rules
governing the use of Form S-8, unless the Company determines both (i) that such
grant (A) shall be registered in another manner under the Securities Act (e.g.,
on a Form S-3 Registration Statement) or (B) does not require registration under
the Securities Act in order to comply with the requirements of the Securities
Act, if applicable, and (ii) that such grant complies with the securities laws
of all other relevant jurisdictions.

               (ii) Form S-8 generally is available to consultants and advisors
only if (i) they are natural persons; (ii) they provide bona fide services to
the issuer, its parents, its majority-owned subsidiaries or majority-owned
subsidiaries of the issuer's parent; and (iii) the services are not in
connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising
transaction, and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for
the issuer's securities.

6.      OPTION PROVISIONS.

        Each Option shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. All Options shall be separately
designated Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options at the time of
grant, and, if certificates are issued, a separate certificate or certificates
will be issued for shares of Common Stock purchased on exercise of each type of
Option. The provisions of separate Options need not be identical, but each
Option shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in
the Option or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

        (a) TERM. Subject to the provisions of subsection 5(b) regarding Ten
Percent Stockholders, no Incentive Stock Option granted on or after the Listing
Date shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date
it was granted.

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        (b) EXERCISE PRICE OF AN INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION. Subject to the
provisions of subsection 5(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, the exercise
price of each Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than one hundred percent
(100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the
date the Option is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Incentive Stock
Option may be granted with an exercise price lower than that set forth in the
preceding sentence if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or
substitution for another option in a manner satisfying the provisions of Section
424(a) of the Code.

        (c) EXERCISE PRICE OF A NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION. The exercise price of
each Nonstatutory Stock Option shall be not less than eighty-five percent (85%)
of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the date
the Option is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Nonstatutory Stock
Option may be granted with an exercise price lower than that set forth in the
preceding sentence if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or
substitution for another option in a manner satisfying the provisions of Section
424(a) of the Code.

        (d) CONSIDERATION. The purchase price of Common Stock acquired pursuant
to an Option shall be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable statutes and
regulations, either (i) in cash at the time the Option is exercised or (ii) at
the discretion of the Board at the time of the grant of the Option (or
subsequently in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option) (1) by delivery to the
Company of other Common Stock, (2) according to a deferred payment or other
similar arrangement with the Optionholder or (3) in any other form of legal
consideration that may be acceptable to the Board. Unless otherwise specifically
provided in the Option, the purchase price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to
an Option that is paid by delivery to the Company of other Common Stock
acquired, directly or indirectly from the Company, shall be paid only by shares
of the Common Stock of the Company that have been held for more than six (6)
months (or such longer or shorter period of time required to avoid a charge to
earnings for financial accounting purposes). At any time that the Company is
incorporated in Delaware, payment of the Common Stock's "par value," as defined
in the Delaware General Corporation Law, shall not be made by deferred payment.

        In the case of any deferred payment arrangement, interest shall be
compounded at least annually and shall be charged at the minimum rate of
interest necessary to avoid the treatment as interest, under any applicable
provisions of the Code, of any amounts other than amounts stated to be interest
under the deferred payment arrangement.

        (e) TRANSFERABILITY OF AN INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION. An Incentive Stock
Option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionholder
only by the Optionholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionholder may,
by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the
Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the
Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option.

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        (f) TRANSFERABILITY OF A NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION. A Nonstatutory Stock
Option shall be transferable to the extent provided in the Option Agreement. If
the Nonstatutory Stock Option does not provide for transferability, then the
Nonstatutory Stock Option shall not be transferable except by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of
the Optionholder only by the Optionholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form
satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the
death of the Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option.

        (g) VESTING GENERALLY. The total number of shares of Common Stock
subject to an Option may, but need not, vest and therefore become exercisable in
periodic installments that may, but need not, be equal. The Option may be
subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may be
exercised (which may be based on performance or other criteria) as the Board may
deem appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Options may vary. The
provisions of this subsection 6(g) are subject to any Option provisions
governing the minimum number of shares of Common Stock as to which an Option may
be exercised.

        (h) TERMINATION OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE. In the event an Optionholder's
Continuous Service terminates (other than upon the Optionholder's death or
Disability), the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that
the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of
termination) but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i)
the date three (3) months following the termination of the Optionholder's
Continuous Service (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Option
Agreement),or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the
Option Agreement. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise his
or her Option within the time specified in the Option Agreement, the Option
shall terminate.

        (i) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE. An Optionholder's Option Agreement
may also provide that if the exercise of the Option following the termination of
the Optionholder's Continuous Service (other than upon the Optionholder's death
or Disability) would be prohibited at any time solely because the issuance of
shares of Common Stock would violate the registration requirements under the
Securities Act, then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the
expiration of the term of the Option set forth in subsection 6(a) or (ii) the
expiration of a period of three (3) months after the termination of the
Optionholder's Continuous Service during which the exercise of the Option would
not be in violation of such registration requirements.

        (j) DISABILITY OF OPTIONHOLDER. In the event that an Optionholder's
Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder's Disability, the
Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the Optionholder
was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of termination), but only
within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date twelve (12)
months following such termination (or such longer or shorter period specified in
the Option Agreement), or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set
forth in the Option Agreement. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not
exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate.

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        (k) DEATH OF OPTIONHOLDER. In the event (i) an Optionholder's Continuous
Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder's death or (ii) the
Optionholder dies within the period (if any) specified in the Option Agreement
after the termination of the Optionholder's Continuous Service for a reason
other than death, then the Option may be exercised (to the extent the
Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of death) by
the Optionholder's estate, by a person who acquired the right to exercise the
Option by bequest or inheritance or by a person designated to exercise the
option upon the Optionholder's death pursuant to subsection 6(e) or 6(f), but
only within the period ending on the earlier of (1) the date eighteen (18)
months following the date of death (or such longer or shorter period specified
in the Option Agreement), or (2) the expiration of the term of such Option as
set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after death, the Option is not exercised
within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

        (l) EARLY EXERCISE. The Option may, but need not, include a provision
whereby the Optionholder may elect at any time before the Optionholder's
Continuous Service terminates to exercise the Option as to any part or all of
the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option prior to the full vesting of
the Option. Any unvested shares of Common Stock so purchased may be subject to a
repurchase option in favor of the Company or to any other restriction the Board
determines to be appropriate.

7.      PROVISIONS OF STOCK AWARDS OTHER THAN OPTIONS.

        (a) STOCK BONUS AWARDS. Each stock bonus agreement shall be in such form
and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate.
The terms and conditions of stock bonus agreements may change from time to time,
and the terms and conditions of separate stock bonus agreements need not be
identical, but each stock bonus agreement shall include (through incorporation
of provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance
of each of the following provisions:

               (i) CONSIDERATION. A stock bonus may be awarded in consideration
for past services actually rendered to the Company or an Affiliate for its
benefit.

               (ii) VESTING. Shares of Common Stock awarded under the stock
bonus agreement may, but need not, be subject to a share repurchase option in
favor of the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by
the Board.

               (iii) TERMINATION OF PARTICIPANT'S CONTINUOUS SERVICE. In the
event a Participant's Continuous Service terminates, the Company may reacquire
any or all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Participant which have not
vested as of the date of termination under the terms of the stock bonus
agreement.

               (iv) TRANSFERABILITY. Rights to acquire shares of Common Stock
under the stock bonus agreement shall be transferable by the Participant only
upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the stock bonus agreement, as
the Board shall determine in its discretion, so long as Common Stock awarded
under the stock bonus agreement remains subject to the terms of the stock bonus
agreement.

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        (b) RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS. Each restricted stock purchase agreement
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board
shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of the restricted stock
purchase agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions
of separate restricted stock purchase agreements need not be identical, but each
restricted stock purchase agreement shall include (through incorporation of
provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of
each of the following provisions:

               (i) PURCHASE PRICE. The purchase price under each restricted
stock purchase agreement shall be such amount as the Board shall determine and
designate in such restricted stock purchase agreement. The purchase price shall
not be less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the Common Stock's Fair Market
Value on the date such award is made or at the time the purchase is consummated.

               (ii) CONSIDERATION. The purchase price of Common Stock acquired
pursuant to the restricted stock purchase agreement shall be paid either: (i) in
cash at the time of purchase; (ii) at the discretion of the Board, according to
a deferred payment or other similar arrangement with the Participant; or (iii)
in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board in
its discretion; provided, however, that at any time that the Company is
incorporated in Delaware, then payment of the Common Stock's "par value," as
defined in the Delaware General Corporation Law, shall not be made by deferred
payment.

               (iii) VESTING. Shares of Common Stock acquired under the
restricted stock purchase agreement may, but need not, be subject to a share
repurchase option in favor of the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule
to be determined by the Board.

               (iv) TERMINATION OF PARTICIPANT'S CONTINUOUS SERVICE. In the
event a Participant's Continuous Service terminates, the Company may repurchase
or otherwise reacquire any or all of the shares of Common Stock held by the
Participant which have not vested as of the date of termination under the terms
of the restricted stock purchase agreement.

               (v) TRANSFERABILITY. Rights to acquire shares of Common Stock
under the restricted stock purchase agreement shall be transferable by the
Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the
restricted stock purchase agreement, as the Board shall determine in its
discretion, so long as Common Stock awarded under the restricted stock purchase
agreement remains subject to the terms of the restricted stock purchase
agreement.

8.      COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

        (a) AVAILABILITY OF SHARES. During the terms of the Stock Awards, the
Company shall keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock
required to satisfy such Stock Awards.

        (b) SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. The Company shall seek to obtain from
each regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such
authority as may be required to grant Stock Awards and to issue and sell shares
of Common Stock upon exercise of

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the Stock Awards; provided, however, that this undertaking shall not require the
Company to register under the Securities Act the Plan, any Stock Award or any
Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Stock Award. If, after
reasonable efforts, the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory
commission or agency the authority which counsel for the Company deems necessary
for the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, the Company
shall be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell Common Stock
upon exercise of such Stock Awards unless and until such authority is obtained.

9.      USE OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK.

        Proceeds from the sale of Common Stock pursuant to Stock Awards shall
constitute general funds of the Company.

10.     MISCELLANEOUS.

        (a) ACCELERATION OF EXERCISABILITY AND VESTING. The Board shall have the
power to accelerate the time at which a Stock Award may first be exercised or
the time during which a Stock Award or any part thereof will vest in accordance
with the Plan, notwithstanding the provisions in the Stock Award stating the
time at which it may first be exercised or the time during which it will vest.

        (b) STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. No Participant shall be deemed to be the holder
of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of
Common Stock subject to such Stock Award unless and until such Participant has
satisfied all requirements for exercise of the Stock Award pursuant to its
terms.

        (c) NO EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER SERVICE RIGHTS. Nothing in the Plan or any
instrument executed or Stock Award granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon
any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in
the capacity in effect at the time the Stock Award was granted or shall affect
the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate (i) the employment of an
Employee with or without notice and with or without cause, (ii) the service of a
Consultant pursuant to the terms of such Consultant's agreement with the Company
or an Affiliate or (iii) the service of a Director pursuant to the Bylaws of the
Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the corporate law of
the state in which the Company or the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may
be.

        (d) INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION $100,000 LIMITATION. To the extent that the
aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of Common Stock
with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time
by any Optionholder during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and
its Affiliates) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the Options or
portions thereof which exceed such limit (according to the order in which they
were granted) shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options.

        (e) INVESTMENT ASSURANCES. The Company may require a Participant, as a
condition of exercising or acquiring Common Stock under any Stock Award, (i) to
give written assurances satisfactory to the Company as to the Participant's
knowledge and experience in financial and

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business matters and/or to employ a purchaser representative reasonably
satisfactory to the Company who is knowledgeable and experienced in financial
and business matters and that he or she is capable of evaluating, alone or
together with the purchaser representative, the merits and risks of exercising
the Stock Award; and (ii) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company
stating that the Participant is acquiring Common Stock subject to the Stock
Award for the Participant's own account and not with any present intention of
selling or otherwise distributing the Common Stock. The foregoing requirements,
and any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, shall be inoperative if
(1) the issuance of the shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or acquisition
of Common Stock under the Stock Award has been registered under a then currently
effective registration statement under the Securities Act or (2) as to any
particular requirement, a determination is made by counsel for the Company that
such requirement need not be met in the circumstances under the then applicable
securities laws. The Company may, upon advice of counsel to the Company, place
legends on stock certificates issued under the Plan as such counsel deems
necessary or appropriate in order to comply with applicable securities laws,
including, but not limited to, legends restricting the transfer of the Common
Stock.

        (f) WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS. To the extent provided by the terms of a
Stock Award Agreement, the Participant may satisfy any federal, state or local
tax withholding obligation relating to the exercise or acquisition of Common
Stock under a Stock Award by any of the following means (in addition to the
Company's right to withhold from any compensation paid to the Participant by the
Company) or by a combination of such means: (i) tendering a cash payment; (ii)
authorizing the Company to withhold shares of Common Stock from the shares of
Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant as a result of the exercise
or acquisition of Common Stock under the Stock Award, provided, however, that no
shares of Common Stock are withheld with a value exceeding the minimum amount of
tax required to be withheld by law; or (iii) delivering to the Company owned and
unencumbered shares of Common Stock.

11.     ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK.

        (a) CAPITALIZATION ADJUSTMENTS. If any change is made in the Common
Stock subject to the Plan, or subject to any Stock Award, without the receipt of
consideration by the Company (through merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other
than cash, stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of
shares, change in corporate structure or other transaction not involving the
receipt of consideration by the Company), the Plan will be appropriately
adjusted in the class(es) and maximum number of securities subject to the Plan
pursuant to subsection 4(a) and the maximum number of securities subject to
award to any person pursuant to subsection 5(c), and the outstanding Stock
Awards will be appropriately adjusted in the class(es) and number of securities
and price per share of Common Stock subject to such outstanding Stock Awards.
The Board shall make such adjustments, and its determination shall be final,
binding and conclusive. (The conversion of any convertible securities of the
Company shall not be treated as a transaction "without receipt of consideration"
by the Company.)

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        (b) DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION. In the event of a dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, then all outstanding Stock Awards shall terminate
immediately prior to such event.

        (c) ASSET SALE, MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR REVERSE MERGER. In the event of
(i) a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company, (ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the
surviving corporation or (iii) a reverse merger in which the Company is the
surviving corporation but the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately
preceding the merger are converted by virtue of the merger into other property,
whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise (collectively, a "change in
control"), then any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation shall assume
any Stock Awards outstanding under the Plan or shall substitute similar stock
awards (including an award to acquire the same consideration paid to the
stockholders in the change in control for those outstanding under the Plan). In
the event any surviving corporation or acquiring corporation refuses to assume
such Stock Awards or to substitute similar stock awards for those outstanding
under the Plan, then with respect to Stock Awards held by Participants whose
Continuous Service has not terminated, the vesting of such Stock Awards (and, if
applicable, the time during which such Stock Awards may be exercised) shall be
accelerated in full, and the Stock Awards shall terminate if not exercised (if
applicable) at or prior to the change in control. With respect to any other
Stock Awards outstanding under the Plan, such Stock Awards shall terminate if
not exercised (if applicable) prior to the change in control.

12.     AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND STOCK AWARDS.

        (a) AMENDMENT OF PLAN. The Board at any time, and from time to time, may
amend the Plan. However, except as provided in Section 11 relating to
adjustments upon changes in Common Stock, no amendment shall be effective unless
approved by the stockholders of the Company to the extent stockholder approval
is necessary to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, Rule 16b-3
or any Nasdaq or securities exchange listing requirements.

        (b) STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. The Board may, in its sole discretion, submit
any other amendment to the Plan for stockholder approval, including, but not
limited to, amendments to the Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of
Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder regarding the
exclusion of performance-based compensation from the limit on corporate
deductibility of compensation paid to certain executive officers.

        (c) CONTEMPLATED AMENDMENTS. It is expressly contemplated that the Board
may amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable to
provide eligible Employees with the maximum benefits provided or to be provided
under the provisions of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder
relating to Incentive Stock Options and/or to bring the Plan and/or Incentive
Stock Options granted under it into compliance therewith.

        (d) NO IMPAIRMENT OF RIGHTS. Rights under any Stock Award granted before
amendment of the Plan shall not be impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless
(i) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and (ii) the Participant
consents in writing.

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        (e) AMENDMENT OF STOCK AWARDS. The Board at any time, and from time to
time, may amend the terms of any one or more Stock Awards; provided, however,
that the rights under any Stock Award shall not be impaired by any such
amendment unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and
(ii) the Participant consents in writing.

13.     TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN.

        (a) PLAN TERM. The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time.
Unless sooner terminated, the Plan shall terminate on the day before the tenth
(10th) anniversary of the date the Plan is adopted by the Board or approved by
the stockholders of the Company, whichever is earlier. No Stock Awards may be
granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.

        (b) NO IMPAIRMENT OF RIGHTS. Suspension or termination of the Plan shall
not impair rights and obligations under any Stock Award granted while the Plan
is in effect except with the written consent of the Participant.

14.     EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.

        The Plan shall become effective upon adoption by the Board, but no Stock
Award shall be exercised (or, in the case of a stock bonus, shall be granted)
unless and until the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company,
which approval shall be within twelve (12) months before or after the date the
Plan is adopted by the Board.

15.     CHOICE OF LAW.

        The law of the State of Delaware shall govern all questions concerning
the construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan, without regard to
such state's conflict of laws rules.

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                            INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
                            STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE
                          (2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN)

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant to its 2000 Equity Incentive
Plan (the "Plan"), hereby grants to Optionholder an option to purchase the
number of shares of the Company's Common Stock set forth below. This option is
subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in the Stock
Option Agreement, the Plan and the Notice of Exercise, all of which are attached
hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety.

Optionholder:                                     ______________________________
Date of Grant:                                    ______________________________
Vesting Commencement Date:                        ______________________________
Number of Shares Subject to Option:               ______________________________
Exercise Price (Per Share):                       ______________________________
Total Exercise Price:                             ______________________________
Expiration Date:                                  ______________________________

TYPE OF GRANT:     [ ] Incentive Stock Option(1)  [ ]  Nonstatutory Stock Option

EXERCISE SCHEDULE: Early Exercise Permitted

VESTING SCHEDULE:  1/4th  of the shares vest one year after the Vesting
                   Commencement Date.
                   1/48th of the shares vest monthly thereafter over the next
                   four years.

PAYMENT:           By one or a combination of the following items (described in
                   the Stock Option Agreement):

                   By cash or check
                   Pursuant to a Regulation T Program if the Shares are publicly
                   traded
                   By delivery of already-owned shares if the Shares are
                   publicly traded

ADDITIONAL TERMS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The undersigned Optionholder acknowledges
receipt of, and understands and agrees to, this Grant Notice, the Stock Option
Agreement and the Plan. Optionholder further acknowledges that as of the Date of
Grant, this Grant Notice, the Stock Option Agreement and the Plan set forth the
entire understanding between Optionholder and the Company regarding the
acquisition of stock in the Company and supersede all prior oral and written
agreements on that subject with the exception of (i) options previously granted
and delivered to Optionholder under the Plan, and (ii) the following agreements
only:

        OTHER AGREEMENTS:

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INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.                    OPTIONHOLDER:

By:
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            Signature                                    Signature

Title:                                      Date:
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Date:
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ATTACHMENTS: Stock Option Agreement, 2000 Equity Incentive Plan and Notice of
Exercise

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1 If this is an incentive stock option, it (plus your other outstanding
incentive stock options) cannot be first exercisable for more than $100,000 in
any calendar year. Any excess over $100,000 is a nonstatutory stock option.
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                            INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
                           2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
                   (INCENTIVE AND NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTIONS)

        Pursuant to your Stock Option Grant Notice ("Grant Notice") and this
Stock Option Agreement, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (the "Company") has granted you
an option under its 2000 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") to purchase the
number of shares of the Company's Common Stock indicated in your Grant Notice at
the exercise price indicated in your Grant Notice. Defined terms not explicitly
defined in this Stock Option Agreement but defined in the Plan shall have the
same definitions as in the Plan.

        The details of your option are as follows:

        1. VESTING.

           (a) Subject to the limitations contained herein, your option will
vest as provided in your Grant Notice, provided that vesting will cease upon the
termination of your Continuous Service.

           (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing vesting schedule, if you are a full
time Employee and if the Company consummates a Change of Control (as defined in
subsection 1(c) below), and if within twenty-four (24) months after a Change of
Control one of the following events occurs: (i) your employment is terminated
without Cause (as defined in subsection 1(d) below); (ii) the principal place of
the performance of your employment responsibilities (the "Employment Location")
is changed to a location more than twenty-five (25) miles from your Employment
Location immediately prior to the Change of Control; or (iii) there is a
material reduction in your compensation or employment responsibilities without
Cause, then the unvested portion of your option shall immediately become fully
vested and exercisable.

           (c) A "Change of Control," as used herein shall mean any
consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or
other entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization in which the
stockholders of the Company prior to such consolidation, merger or
reorganization shall own less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock of
the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation, merger or
reorganization.

           (d) As used herein, "Cause" shall mean misconduct, including: (i)
conviction of any felony or any crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty;
(ii) participation in a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company; (iii)
willful and material breach of the Company's policies; (iv) intentional and
material damage to the Company's property; (v) material breach of your
Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement; or (vi) death, severe physical
or mental disability.

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        2. NUMBER OF SHARES AND EXERCISE PRICE. The number of shares of Common
Stock subject to your option and your exercise price per share referenced in
your Grant Notice may be adjusted from time to time for Capitalization
Adjustments, as provided in the Plan.

        3. EXERCISE PRIOR TO VESTING ("EARLY EXERCISE"). If permitted in your
Grant Notice (i.e., the "Exercise Schedule" indicates that "Early Exercise" of
your option is permitted) and subject to the provisions of your option, you may
elect at any time that is both (i) during the period of your Continuous Service
and (ii) during the term of your option, to exercise all or part of your option,
including the nonvested portion of your option; provided, however, that:

           (a) a partial exercise of your option shall be deemed to cover first
vested shares of Common Stock and then the earliest vesting installment of
unvested shares of Common Stock;

           (b) any shares of Common Stock so purchased from installments that
have not vested as of the date of exercise shall be subject to the purchase
option in favor of the Company as described in the Company's form of Early
Exercise Stock Purchase Agreement;

           (c) you shall enter into the Company's form of Early Exercise Stock
Purchase Agreement with a vesting schedule that will result in the same vesting
as if no early exercise had occurred; and

           (d) if your option is an incentive stock option, then, as provided in
the Plan, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the
time of grant) of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which your option
plus all other incentive stock options you hold are exercisable for the first
time by you during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and its
Affiliates) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), your option(s) or
portions thereof that exceed such limit (according to the order in which they
were granted) shall be treated as nonstatutory stock options.

        4. METHOD OF PAYMENT. Payment of the exercise price is due in full upon
exercise of all or any part of your option. You may elect to make payment of the
exercise price in cash or by check or in any other manner PERMITTED BY YOUR
GRANT NOTICE, which may include one or more of the following:

           (a) In the Company's sole discretion at the time your option is
exercised and provided that at the time of exercise the Common Stock is publicly
traded and quoted regularly in The Wall Street Journal, pursuant to a program
developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board that,
prior to the issuance of Common Stock, results in either the receipt of cash (or
check) by the Company or the receipt of irrevocable instructions to pay the
aggregate exercise price to the Company from the sales proceeds.

           (b) Provided that at the time of exercise the Common Stock is
publicly traded and quoted regularly in The Wall Street Journal, by delivery of
already-owned shares of Common Stock either that you have held for the period
required to avoid a charge to the Company's reported earnings (generally six
months) or that you did not acquire, directly or

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indirectly from the Company, that are owned free and clear of any liens, claims,
encumbrances or security interests, and that are valued at Fair Market Value on
the date of exercise. "Delivery" for these purposes, in the sole discretion of
the Company at the time you exercise your option, shall include delivery to the
Company of your attestation of ownership of such shares of Common Stock in a
form approved by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may not
exercise your option by tender to the Company of Common Stock to the extent such
tender would violate the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement
restricting the redemption of the Company's stock.

        5. WHOLE SHARES. You may exercise your option only for whole shares of
Common Stock.

        6. SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, you may not exercise your option unless the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon such exercise are then registered under the Securities Act
or, if such shares of Common Stock are not then so registered, the Company has
determined that such exercise and issuance would be exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. The exercise of your option must also comply
with other applicable laws and regulations governing your option, and you may
not exercise your option if the Company determines that such exercise would not
be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.

        7. TERM. The term of your option commences on the Date of Grant and
expires upon the EARLIEST of the following:

           (a) three (3) months after the termination of your Continuous Service
for any reason other than your Disability or death, provided that if during any
part of such three- (3-) month period your option is not exercisable solely
because of the condition set forth in the preceding paragraph relating to
"Securities Law Compliance," your option shall not expire until the earlier of
the Expiration Date or until it shall have been exercisable for an aggregate
period of three (3) months after the termination of your Continuous Service;

           (b) twelve (12) months after the termination of your Continuous
Service due to your Disability;

           (c) eighteen (18) months after your death if you die either during
your Continuous Service or within three (3) months after your Continuous Service
terminates;

           (d) the Expiration Date indicated in your Grant Notice; or

           (e) the day before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Date of Grant.

        If your option is an incentive stock option, note that, to obtain the
federal income tax advantages associated with an "incentive stock option," the
Code requires that at all times beginning on the date of grant of your option
and ending on the day three (3) months before the date of your option's
exercise, you must be an employee of the Company or an Affiliate, except in the
event of your death or Disability. The Company has provided for extended
exercisability

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of your option under certain circumstances for your benefit but cannot guarantee
that your option will necessarily be treated as an "incentive stock option" if
you continue to provide services to the Company or an Affiliate as a Consultant
or Director after your employment terminates or if you otherwise exercise your
option more than three (3) months after the date your employment terminates.

        8. EXERCISE.

           (a) You may exercise the vested portion of your option (and the
unvested portion of your option if your Grant Notice so permits) during its term
by delivering a Notice of Exercise (in a form designated by the Company)
together with the exercise price to the Secretary of the Company, or to such
other person as the Company may designate, during regular business hours,
together with such additional documents as the Company may then require.

           (b) By exercising your option you agree that, as a condition to any
exercise of your option, the Company may require you to enter into an
arrangement providing for the payment by you to the Company of any tax
withholding obligation of the Company arising by reason of (1) the exercise of
your option, (2) the lapse of any substantial risk of forfeiture to which the
shares of Common Stock are subject at the time of exercise, or (3) the
disposition of shares of Common Stock acquired upon such exercise.

           (c) If your option is an incentive stock option, by exercising your
option you agree that you will notify the Company in writing within fifteen (15)
days after the date of any disposition of any of the shares of the Common Stock
issued upon exercise of your option that occurs within two (2) years after the
date of your option grant or within one (1) year after such shares of Common
Stock are transferred upon exercise of your option.

           (d) By exercising your option you agree that the Company (or a
representative of the underwriter(s)) may, in connection with the first
underwritten registration of the offering of any securities of the Company under
the Securities Act, require that you not sell, dispose of, transfer, make any
short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging
or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale, any shares of
Common Stock or other securities of the Company held by you, for a period of
time specified by the underwriter(s) (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180)
days) following the effective date of the registration statement of the Company
filed under the Securities Act. You further agree to execute and deliver such
other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company and/or the
underwriter(s) that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to
give further effect thereto. In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the
Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to your shares of
Common Stock until the end of such period.

        9. TRANSFERABILITY. Your option is not transferable, except by will or
by the laws of descent and distribution, and is exercisable during your life
only by you. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by delivering written notice to the
Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, you may designate a third party
who, in the event of your death, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise your
option.

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        10. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. Shares of Common Stock that you acquire upon
exercise of your option are subject to any right of first refusal that may be
described in the Company's bylaws in effect at such time the Company elects to
exercise its right. The Company's right of first refusal shall expire on the
Listing Date.

        11. RIGHT OF REPURCHASE. To the extent provided in the Company's bylaws
as amended from time to time, the Company shall have the right to repurchase all
or any part of the shares of Common Stock you acquire pursuant to the exercise
of your option.

        12. OPTION NOT A SERVICE CONTRACT. Your option is not an employment or
service contract, and nothing in your option shall be deemed to create in any
way whatsoever any obligation on your part to continue in the employ of the
Company or an Affiliate, or of the Company or an Affiliate to continue your
employment. In addition, nothing in your option shall obligate the Company or an
Affiliate, their respective shareholders, Boards of Directors, Officers or
Employees to continue any relationship that you might have as a Director or
Consultant for the Company or an Affiliate.

        13. WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS.

            (a) At the time you exercise your option, in whole or in part, or at
any time thereafter as requested by the Company, you hereby authorize
withholding from payroll and any other amounts payable to you, and otherwise
agree to make adequate provision for (including by means of a "cashless
exercise" pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by
the Federal Reserve Board to the extent permitted by the Company), any sums
required to satisfy the federal, state, local and foreign tax withholding
obligations of the Company or an Affiliate, if any, which arise in connection
with your option.

            (b) Upon your request and subject to approval by the Company, in its
sole discretion, and compliance with any applicable conditions or restrictions
of law, the Company may withhold from fully vested shares of Common Stock
otherwise issuable to you upon the exercise of your option a number of whole
shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value, determined by the Company as
of the date of exercise, not in excess of the minimum amount of tax required to
be withheld by law. If the date of determination of any tax withholding
obligation is deferred to a date later than the date of exercise of your option,
share withholding pursuant to the preceding sentence shall not be permitted
unless you make a proper and timely election under Section 83(b) of the Code,
covering the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock acquired upon such
exercise with respect to which such determination is otherwise deferred, to
accelerate the determination of such tax withholding obligation to the date of
exercise of your option. Notwithstanding the filing of such election, shares of
Common Stock shall be withheld solely from fully vested shares of Common Stock
determined as of the date of exercise of your option that are otherwise issuable
to you upon such exercise. Any adverse consequences to you arising in connection
with such share withholding procedure shall be your sole responsibility.

            (c) You may not exercise your option unless the tax withholding
obligations of the Company and/or any Affiliate are satisfied. Accordingly, you
may not be able to exercise

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your option when desired even though your option is vested, and the Company
shall have no obligation to issue a certificate for such shares of Common Stock
or release such shares of Common Stock from any escrow provided for herein.

        14. NOTICES. Any notices provided for in your option or the Plan shall
be given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in
the case of notices delivered by mail by the Company to you, five (5) days after
deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last
address you provided to the Company.

        15. GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. Your option is subject to all the
provisions of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of your
option, and is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and
regulations which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to
the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of your option and
those of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.3

                            INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

                 2000 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS' STOCK OPTION PLAN

                            ADOPTED MARCH ___, 2000
                   APPROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS _______ ___, 2000

                        EFFECTIVE DATE: _________, 2000
                             TERMINATION DATE: NONE

1.      PURPOSES.

        (a) ELIGIBLE OPTION RECIPIENTS. The persons eligible to receive Options
are the Non-Employee Directors of the Company.

        (b) AVAILABLE OPTIONS. The purpose of the Plan is to provide a means by
which Non-Employee Directors may be given an opportunity to benefit from
increases in value of the Common Stock through the granting of Nonstatutory
Stock Options.

        (c) GENERAL PURPOSE. The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain
the services of its Non-Employee Directors, to secure and retain the services of
new Non-Employee Directors and to provide incentives for such persons to exert
maximum efforts for the success of the Company and its Affiliates.

2.      DEFINITIONS.

        (a) "AFFILIATE" means any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation
of the Company, whether now or hereafter existing, as those terms are defined in
Sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code.

        (b) "ANNUAL GRANT" means an Option granted annually to all Non-Employee
Directors who meet the specified criteria pursuant to subsection 6(b) of the
Plan.

        (c) "ANNUAL MEETING" means the annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Company.

        (d) "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

        (e) "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

        (f) "COMMON STOCK" means the common stock of the Company.

        (g) "COMPANY" means Intuitive Surgical, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

        (h) "CONSULTANT" means any person, including an advisor, (i) engaged by
the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services and who is
compensated for such services or (ii) who is a member of the Board of Directors
of an Affiliate. However, the

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term "Consultant" shall not include either Directors of the Company who are not
compensated by the Company for their services as Directors or Directors of the
Company who are merely paid a director's fee by the Company for their services
as Directors.

        (i) "CONTINUOUS SERVICE" means that the Optionholder's service with the
Company or an Affiliate, whether as an Employee, Director or Consultant, is not
interrupted or terminated. The Optionholder's Continuous Service shall not be
deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which
the Optionholder renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee,
Consultant or Director or a change in the entity for which the Optionholder
renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of
the Optionholder's Continuous Service. For example, a change in status from a
Non-Employee Director of the Company to a Consultant of an Affiliate or an
Employee of the Company will not constitute an interruption of Continuous
Service. The Board or the chief executive officer of the Company, in that
party's sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Service shall be
considered interrupted in the case of any leave of absence approved by that
party, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal leave.

        (j) "DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

        (k) "DISABILITY" means the permanent and total disability of a person
within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

        (l) "EMPLOYEE" means any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate.
Mere service as a Director or payment of a director's fee by the Company or an
Affiliate shall not be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company or
an Affiliate.

        (m) "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

        (n) "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of the Common
Stock determined as follows:

               (i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or traded on the Nasdaq National Market or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market,
the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock shall be the closing sales
price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted
on such exchange or market (or the exchange or market with the greatest volume
of trading in the Common Stock) on the last market trading day prior to the day
of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as
the Board deems reliable.

               (ii) In the absence of such markets for the Common Stock, the
Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the Board.

        (o) "INITIAL GRANT" means an Option granted to a Non-Employee Director
who meets the specified criteria pursuant to subsection 6(a) of the Plan.

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        (p) "IPO DATE" means the effective date of the initial public offering
of the Common Stock.

        (q) "NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR" means a Director who is not an Employee.

        (r) "NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION" means an Option not intended to qualify
as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and
the regulations promulgated thereunder.

        (s) "OFFICER" means a person who is an officer of the Company within the
meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.

        (t) "OPTION" means a Nonstatutory Stock Option granted pursuant to the
Plan.

        (u) "OPTION AGREEMENT" means a written agreement between the Company and
an Optionholder evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option
grant. Each Option Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the
Plan.

        (v) "OPTIONHOLDER" means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant
to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding
Option.

        (w) "PLAN" means this Caliper Technologies Corp. 1999 Non-Employee
Directors' Stock Option Plan.

        (x) "RULE 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act or
any successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect from time to time.

        (y) "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

3.      ADMINISTRATION.

        (a) ADMINISTRATION BY BOARD. The Board shall administer the Plan. The
Board may not delegate administration of the Plan to a committee.

        (b) POWERS OF BOARD. The Board shall have the power, subject to, and
within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:

               (i) To determine the provisions of each Option to the extent not
specified in the Plan.

               (ii) To construe and interpret the Plan and Options granted under
it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for its
administration. The Board, in the exercise of this power, may correct any
defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Option Agreement, in a
manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan
fully effective.

               (iii) To amend the Plan or an Option as provided in Section 12.

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               (iv) Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts
as the Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the
Company that are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan.

        (c) EFFECT OF BOARD'S DECISION. All determinations, interpretations and
constructions made by the Board in good faith shall not be subject to review by
any person and shall be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.

4.      SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN.

        (a) SHARE RESERVE. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 relating to
adjustments upon changes in the Common Stock, the Common Stock that may be
issued pursuant to Options shall not exceed in the aggregate Three Hundred
Thousand (300,000) shares of Common Stock.

        (b) EVERGREEN SHARE RESERVE INCREASE.

               (i) Notwithstanding subsection 4(a) hereof, on the day after each
Annual Meeting (the "Calculation Date") for a period of ten (10) years,
commencing with the Annual Meeting in 2000, the aggregate number of shares of
Common Stock that is available for issuance under the Plan shall automatically
be increased by that number of shares equal to the greater of (1) three-tenths
of one percent (0.3%) of the Diluted Shares Outstanding or (2) the number of
shares of Common Stock subject to Options granted during the prior 12-month
period; provided, however, that the Board, from time to time, may provide for a
lesser increase in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that is
available for issuance under the Plan

               (ii) "Diluted Shares Outstanding" shall mean, as of any date, (1)
the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company on such
Calculation Date, plus (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
such Calculation Date assuming the conversion of all outstanding Preferred Stock
and convertible notes, plus (3) the additional number of dilutive Common Stock
equivalent shares outstanding as the result of any options or warrants
outstanding during the fiscal year, calculated using the treasury stock method.

        (c) REVERSION OF SHARES TO THE SHARE RESERVE. If any Option shall for
any reason expire or otherwise terminate, in whole or in part, without having
been exercised in full, the shares of Common Stock not acquired under such
Option shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan.

        (d) SOURCE OF SHARES. The shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan may
be unissued shares or reacquired shares, bought on the market or otherwise.

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5.      ELIGIBILITY.

        The Options as set forth in section 6 automatically shall be granted
under the Plan to all Non-Employee Directors.

6.      NON-DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.

        (a) INITIAL GRANTS. Without any further action of the Board, each person
who is elected or appointed for the first time to be a Non-Employee Director
automatically shall, upon the date of his or her initial election or appointment
to be a Non-Employee Director, be granted an Initial Grant to purchase Twenty
Thousand (20,000) shares of Common Stock on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.

        (b) ANNUAL GRANTS. Without any further action of the Board, on the day
following each Annual Meeting, commencing with the Annual Meeting in 2001, each
person who is then a Non-Employee Director, and has been a Non-Employee Director
for at least six (6) months, automatically shall be granted an Annual Grant to
purchase Five Thousand (5,000) shares of Common Stock on the terms and
conditions set forth herein.

7.      OPTION PROVISIONS.

        Each Option shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as required by the Plan. Each Option shall contain such additional
terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Board shall deem
appropriate. Each Option shall include (through incorporation of provisions
hereof by reference in the Option or otherwise) the substance of each of the
following provisions:

        (a) TERM. No Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten
(10) years from the date it was granted.

        (b) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price of each Option shall be one
hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the stock subject to the
Option on the date the Option is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an
Option may be granted with an exercise price lower than that set forth in the
preceding sentence if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or
substitution for another option in a manner satisfying the provisions of Section
424(a) of the Code.

        (c) CONSIDERATION. The purchase price of stock acquired pursuant to an
Option may be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable statutes and
regulations, in any combination of (i) cash or check, (ii) delivery to the
Company of other Common Stock or (iii) pursuant to a program developed under
Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board that, prior to the
issuance of Common Stock, results in either the receipt of cash (or check) by
the Company or the receipt of irrevocable instructions to pay the aggregate
exercise price to the Company from the sales proceeds. The purchase price of
Common Stock acquired pursuant to an Option that is paid by delivery to the
Company of other Common Stock acquired, directly or indirectly from the Company,
shall be paid only by shares of the Common Stock of the Company that have been

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held for more than six (6) months (or such longer or shorter period of time
required to avoid a charge to earnings for financial accounting purposes).

        (d) TRANSFERABILITY. An Option is transferable by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution. An Option also is transferable if, at the time of
transfer, a Form S-8 registration statement under the Securities Act is
available for the exercise of the Option and the subsequent resale of the
underlying securities.1 In addition, Optionholder may, by delivering written
notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third
party who, in the event of the death of the Optionholder, shall thereafter be
entitled to exercise the Option.

        (e) VESTING. Options shall vest as follows:

               (i) Initial Grants shall provide for vesting of 1/36th of the
shares subject to the Option each month for three (3) years after the date of
the grant.

               (ii) Annual Grants shall provide for vesting of 1/12th of the
shares subject to the Option each month for one (1) year after the date of the
grant.

        (f) EXERCISE. Options shall be exercisable in full immediately upon
grant.

        (g) TERMINATION OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE. In the event an Optionholder's
Continuous Service terminates (other than upon the Optionholder's death or
Disability), the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that
the Optionholder was entitled to exercise it as of the date of termination) but
only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date three (3)
months following the termination of the Optionholder's Continuous Service, or
(ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Option
Agreement. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise his or her
Option within the time specified in the Option Agreement, the Option shall
terminate.

        (h) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE. If the exercise of the Option
following the termination of the Optionholder's Continuous Service (other than
upon the Optionholder's death or Disability) would be prohibited at any time
solely because the issuance of shares would violate the registration
requirements under the Securities Act, then the Option shall terminate on the
earlier of (i) the expiration of the term of the Option set forth in subsection
7(a) or (ii) the

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(1) See the General Instructions to the Form S-8 Registration Statement, Rule
A.1.(5). Currently a Form S-8 is available for the exercise of the Option and
the subsequent resale of the underlying securities by the Optionholder's family
member who has acquired the Option from the Optionholder through a gift or a
domestic relations order. For purposes of Form S-8, "family member" currently
includes any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent,
spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law,
son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including
adoptive relationships, any person sharing the Optionholder's household (other
than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons have more than fifty
percent (50%) of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons
(or the Optionholder) control the management of assets, and any other entity in
which these persons (or the Optionholder) own more than fifty percent (50%) of
the voting interests. Form S-8 currently is not available for the exercise of an
Option transferred for value. The following transactions currently are not
prohibited transfers for value: (i) a transfer under a domestic relations order
in settlement of marital property rights; and (ii) a transfer to an entity in
which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interests are owned by family
members (or the Optionholder) in exchange for an interest in that entity.

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expiration of a period of three (3) months after the termination of the
Optionholder's Continuous Service during which the exercise of the Option would
not be in violation of such registration requirements.

        (i) DISABILITY OF OPTIONHOLDER. In the event an Optionholder's
Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder's Disability, the
Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the Optionholder
was entitled to exercise it as of the date of termination), but only within such
period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date twelve (12) months
following such termination or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option as
set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after termination, the Optionholder does
not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option
shall terminate.

        (j) DEATH OF OPTIONHOLDER. In the event (i) an Optionholder's Continuous
Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder's death or (ii) the
Optionholder dies within the three-month period after the termination of the
Optionholder's Continuous Service for a reason other than death, then the Option
may be exercised (to the extent the Optionholder was entitled to exercise the
Option as of the date of death) by the Optionholder's estate, by a person who
acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or by a
person designated to exercise the Option upon the Optionholder's death, but only
within the period ending on the earlier of (1) the date eighteen (18) months
following the date of death or (2) the expiration of the term of such Option as
set forth in the Option Agreement. If, after death, the Option is not exercised
within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

8.      COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

        (a) AVAILABILITY OF SHARES. During the terms of the Options, the Company
shall keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock required
to satisfy such Options.

        (b) SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. The Company shall seek to obtain from
each regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such
authority as may be required to grant Options and to issue and sell shares of
Common Stock upon exercise of the Options; provided, however, that this
undertaking shall not require the Company to register under the Securities Act
the Plan, any Option or any stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such
Option. If, after reasonable efforts, the Company is unable to obtain from any
such regulatory commission or agency the authority which counsel for the Company
deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of stock under the Plan, the
Company shall be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell stock
upon exercise of such Options unless and until such authority is obtained.

9.      USE OF PROCEEDS FROM STOCK.

        Proceeds from the sale of stock pursuant to Options shall constitute
general funds of the Company.

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10.     MISCELLANEOUS.

        (a) STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. No Optionholder shall be deemed to be the holder
of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares subject
to such Option unless and until such Optionholder has satisfied all requirements
for exercise of the Option pursuant to its terms.

        (b) NO SERVICE RIGHTS. Nothing in the Plan or any instrument executed or
Option granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Optionholder any right to
continue to serve the Company as a Non-Employee Director or shall affect the
right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate (i) the employment of an
Employee with or without notice and with or without cause, (ii) the service of a
Consultant pursuant to the terms of such Consultant's agreement with the Company
or an Affiliate or (iii) the service of a Director pursuant to the Bylaws of the
Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the corporate law of
the state in which the Company or the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may
be.

        (c) INVESTMENT ASSURANCES. The Company may require an Optionholder, as a
condition of exercising or acquiring stock under any Option, (i) to give written
assurances satisfactory to the Company as to the Optionholder's knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters and/or to employ a purchaser
representative reasonably satisfactory to the Company who is knowledgeable and
experienced in financial and business matters and that he or she is capable of
evaluating, alone or together with the purchaser representative, the merits and
risks of exercising the Option; and (ii) to give written assurances satisfactory
to the Company stating that the Optionholder is acquiring the stock subject to
the Option for the Optionholder's own account and not with any present intention
of selling or otherwise distributing the stock. The foregoing requirements, and
any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, shall be inoperative if
(iii) the issuance of the shares upon the exercise or acquisition of stock under
the Option has been registered under a then currently effective registration
statement under the Securities Act or (iv) as to any particular requirement, a
determination is made by counsel for the Company that such requirement need not
be met in the circumstances under the then applicable securities laws. The
Company may, upon advice of counsel to the Company, place legends on stock
certificates issued under the Plan as such counsel deems necessary or
appropriate in order to comply with applicable securities laws, including, but
not limited to, legends restricting the transfer of the stock.

        (d) WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS. The Optionholder may satisfy any federal,
state or local tax withholding obligation relating to the exercise or
acquisition of stock under an Option by any of the following means (in addition
to the Company's right to withhold from any compensation paid to the
Optionholder by the Company) or by a combination of such means: (i) tendering a
cash payment; (ii) authorizing the Company to withhold shares from the shares of
the Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Optionholder as a result of the
exercise or acquisition of stock under the Option, provided, however, that no
shares of Common Stock are withheld with a value exceeding the minimum amount of
tax required to be withheld by law; or (iii) delivering to the Company owned and
unencumbered shares of the Common Stock.

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11.     ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN STOCK.

        (a) CAPITALIZATION ADJUSTMENTS. If any change is made in the stock
subject to the Plan, or subject to any Option, without the receipt of
consideration by the Company (through merger, consolidation, reorganization,
recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other
than cash, stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of
shares, change in corporate structure or other transaction not involving the
receipt of consideration by the Company), the Plan will be appropriately
adjusted in the class(es) and maximum number of securities subject both to the
Plan pursuant to subsection 4(a) and to the nondiscretionary Options specified
in Section 5, and the outstanding Options will be appropriately adjusted in the
class(es) and number of securities and price per share of stock subject to such
outstanding Options. The Board shall make such adjustments, and its
determination shall be final, binding and conclusive. (The conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as a transaction
"without receipt of consideration" by the Company.)

        (b) DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION. In the event of a dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, then all outstanding Options shall terminate
immediately prior to such event.

        (c) ASSET SALE, MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR REVERSE MERGER.

               (i) In the event of (i) a sale, lease or other disposition of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company, (ii) a merger or
consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or (iii) a
reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares
of Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger are converted by
virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities,
cash or otherwise (collectively, a "change in control"), then any surviving
corporation or acquiring corporation shall assume any Options outstanding under
the Plan or shall substitute similar Options (including an option to acquire the
same consideration paid to the stockholders in the change in control transaction
for those outstanding under the Plan).

               (ii) In the event any surviving corporation or acquiring
corporation refuses to assume such Options or to substitute similar Options for
those outstanding under the Plan, then the vesting of such Options and the
vesting of any shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to such Options shall be
accelerated in full, and the Options shall terminate if not exercised at or
prior to the change in control.

               (iii) In the event any surviving corporation or acquiring
corporation assumes such Options or substitutes similar Options for those
outstanding under the Plan but the Optionholder is not elected or appointed to
the board of directors of the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation at
the first meeting of such board of directors after the change in control, then
the vesting of such Options and the vesting of any shares of Common Stock
acquired pursuant to such Options shall be accelerated by eighteen (18) months
on the day after the first meeting of the board of directors of the surviving
corporation or acquiring corporation.

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               (iv) In the event any surviving corporation or acquiring
corporation assumes such Options or substitutes similar Options for those
outstanding under the Plan and the Optionholder is elected or appointed to the
board of directors of the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation at the
first meeting of such board of directors after the change in control, then the
vesting of such Options and the vesting of any shares of Common Stock acquired
pursuant to such Options shall not be accelerated.

12.     AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN AND OPTIONS.

        (a) AMENDMENT OF PLAN. The Board at any time, and from time to time, may
amend the Plan. However, except as provided in Section 11 relating to
adjustments upon changes in stock, no amendment shall be effective unless
approved by the stockholders of the Company to the extent stockholder approval
is necessary to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or any Nasdaq or
securities exchange listing requirements.

        (b) STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL. The Board may, in its sole discretion, submit
any other amendment to the Plan for stockholder approval.

        (c) NO IMPAIRMENT OF RIGHTS. Rights under any Option granted before
amendment of the Plan shall not be impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless
(i) the Company requests the consent of the Optionholder and (ii) the
Optionholder consents in writing.

        (d) AMENDMENT OF OPTIONS. The Board at any time, and from time to time,
may amend the terms of any one or more Options; provided, however, that the
rights under any Option shall not be impaired by any such amendment unless (i)
the Company requests the consent of the Optionholder and (ii) the Optionholder
consents in writing.

13.     TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF THE PLAN.

        (a) PLAN TERM. The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time.
No Options may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it
is terminated.

        (b) NO IMPAIRMENT OF RIGHTS. Suspension or termination of the Plan shall
not impair rights and obligations under any Option granted while the Plan is in
effect except with the written consent of the Optionholder.

14.     EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN.

        The Plan shall become effective on the IPO Date, but no Option shall be
exercised unless and until the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the
Company, which approval shall be within twelve (12) months before or after the
date the Plan is adopted by the Board.

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15.     CHOICE OF LAW.

All questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this
Plan shall be governed by the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to
such state's conflict of laws rules.

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                            INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
                 2000 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS' STOCK OPTION PLAN

                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
                           (NONSTATUTORY STOCK OPTION)

      Pursuant to your Stock Option Grant Notice ("Grant Notice") and this Stock
Option Agreement, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (the "Company") has granted you an
option under its 2000 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") to
purchase the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock indicated in your
Grant Notice at the exercise price indicated in your Grant Notice. Defined terms
not explicitly defined in this Stock Option Agreement but defined in the Plan
shall have the same definitions as in the Plan.

      The details of your option are as follows:

      1. VESTING. Subject to the limitations contained herein, your option will
vest as provided in your Grant Notice, provided that vesting will cease upon the
termination of your Continuous Service.

      2. NUMBER OF SHARES AND EXERCISE PRICE. The number of shares of Common
Stock subject to your option and your exercise price per share referenced in
your Grant Notice may be adjusted from time to time for Capitalization
Adjustments, as provided in the Plan.

      3. EXERCISE PRIOR TO VESTING ("EARLY EXERCISE"). As permitted in your
Grant Notice (i.e., the "Exercise Schedule" indicates that "Early Exercise" of
your option is permitted) and subject to the provisions of your option, you may
elect at any time that is both (i) during the period of your Continuous Service
and (ii) during the term of your option, to exercise all or part of your option,
including the nonvested portion of your option; provided, however, that:

            (a) a partial exercise of your option shall be deemed to cover first
vested shares of Common Stock and then the earliest vesting installment of
unvested shares of Common Stock;

            (b) any shares of Common Stock so purchased from installments that
have not vested as of the date of exercise shall be subject to the purchase
option in favor of the Company as described in the Company's form of Early
Exercise Stock Purchase Agreement; and

            (c) you shall enter into the Company's form of Early Exercise Stock
Purchase Agreement with a vesting schedule that will result in the same vesting
as if no early exercise had occurred.

      4. METHOD OF PAYMENT. Payment of the exercise price is due in full upon
exercise of all or any part of your option. You may elect to make payment of the
exercise price in cash or by check or by one or more of the following:

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            (a) Provided that at the time of exercise the Common Stock is
publicly traded and quoted regularly in The Wall Street Journal, pursuant to a
program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board
that, prior to the issuance of Common Stock, results in either the receipt of
cash (or check) by the Company or the receipt of irrevocable instructions to pay
the aggregate exercise price to the Company from the sales proceeds.

            (b) Provided that at the time of exercise the Common Stock is
publicly traded and quoted regularly in The Wall Street Journal, by delivery of
already-owned shares of Common Stock either that you have held for the period
required to avoid a charge to the Company's reported earnings (generally six
months) or that you did not acquire, directly or indirectly from the Company,
that are owned free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or security
interests, and that are valued at Fair Market Value on the date of exercise.
"Delivery" for these purposes, in the sole discretion of the Company at the time
you exercise your option, shall include delivery to the Company of your
attestation of ownership of such shares of Common Stock in a form approved by
the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may not exercise your option by
tender to the Company of Common Stock to the extent such tender would violate
the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of
the Company's stock.

      5. WHOLE SHARES. You may exercise your option only for whole shares of
Common Stock.

      6. SECURITIES LAW COMPLIANCE. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, you may not exercise your option unless the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon such exercise are then registered under the Securities Act
or, if such shares of Common Stock are not then so registered, the Company has
determined that such exercise and issuance would be exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. The exercise of your option must also comply
with other applicable laws and regulations governing your option, and you may
not exercise your option if the Company determines that such exercise would not
be in material compliance with such laws and regulations.

      7. TERM. The term of your option commences on the Date of Grant and
expires upon the EARLIEST of the following:

            (a) three (3) months after the termination of your Continuous
Service for any reason other than your Disability or death, provided that if
during any part of such three- (3-) month period your option is not exercisable
solely because of the condition set forth in the preceding paragraph relating to
"Securities Law Compliance," your option shall not expire until the earlier of
the Expiration Date or until it shall have been exercisable for an aggregate
period of three (3) months after the termination of your Continuous Service;

            (b) twelve (12) months after the termination of your Continuous
Service due to your Disability;

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            (c) eighteen (18) months after your death if you die either during
your Continuous Service or within three (3) months after your Continuous Service
terminates; or

            (d) the Expiration Date indicated in your Grant Notice; or

            (e) the day before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Date of
Grant.

      8. EXERCISE.

            (a) You may exercise your option during its term by delivering a
Notice of Exercise (in a form designated by the Company) together with the
exercise price to the Secretary of the Company, or to such other person as the
Company may designate, during regular business hours, together with such
additional documents as the Company may then require.

            (b) By exercising your option you agree that, as a condition to any
exercise of your option, the Company may require you to enter into an
arrangement providing for the payment by you to the Company of any tax
withholding obligation of the Company arising by reason of the exercise of your
option.

      9. TRANSFERABILITY. Your option is not transferable, except (i) by will or
by the laws of descent and distribution, or (ii) as permitted under the Form S-8
registration statement regulations in effect at the time of the transfer.(1)
Your option is exercisable during your life only by you or a transferee
satisfying the above-stated conditions. The right of a transferee to exercise
the transferred portion of your option after termination of your Continuous
Service shall terminate in accordance with your right to exercise your option as
specified in your option. In the event that your Continuous Service terminates
due to your death, your transferee will be treated as a person who acquired the
right to exercise your option by bequest or inheritance. In addition to the
foregoing, the Company may require, as a condition of the transfer of your
option to a trust or by gift, that your transferee enter into an option transfer
agreement provided by, or acceptable to, the Company. The terms of your option
shall be binding upon your transferees, executors, administrators, heirs,
successors, and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, by delivering written
notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, you may designate
a third party who, in the event of your death, shall thereafter be entitled to
exercise your option.

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(1) See the General Instructions to the Form S-8 Registration Statement, Rule
A.1.(5). Currently a Form S-8 is available for the exercise of your option and
the subsequent resale of the underlying securities by your family member who has
acquired your option from you through a gift or a domestic relations order. For
purposes of Form S-8, "family member" currently includes any child, stepchild,
grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling,
niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law,
brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, any person
sharing your household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these
persons have more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial interest, a
foundation in which these persons (or you) control the management of assets, and
any other entity in which these persons (or you) own more than fifty percent
(50%) of the voting interests. Form S-8 currently is not available for the
exercise of an option transferred for value. The following transactions
currently are not prohibited transfers for value: (i) a transfer under a
domestic relations order in settlement of marital property rights; and (ii) a
transfer to an entity in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting
interests are owned by family members (or you) in exchange for an interest in
that entity.

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      10. OPTION NOT A SERVICE CONTRACT. Your option is not an employment or
service contract, and nothing in your option shall be deemed to create in any
way whatsoever any obligation on your part to continue in the employ of the
Company or an Affiliate, or of the Company or an Affiliate to continue your
employment. In addition, nothing in your option shall obligate the Company or an
Affiliate, their respective stockholders, Boards of Directors, Officers or
Employees to continue any relationship that you might have as a Director or
Consultant for the Company or an Affiliate.

      11. NOTICES. Any notices provided for in your option or the Plan shall be
given in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon receipt or, in the
case of notices delivered by mail by the Company to you, five (5) days after
deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to you at the last
address you provided to the Company.

      12. GOVERNING PLAN DOCUMENT. Your option is subject to all the provisions
of the Plan, the provisions of which are hereby made a part of your option, and
is further subject to all interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations
which may from time to time be promulgated and adopted pursuant to the Plan. In
the event of any conflict between the provisions of your option and those of the
Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.

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