International Business News - Surgical http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Shares of Intuitive Surgical Inc. climbed Wednesday, a day after the maker of surgical robots issued a statement outlining an employee severance plan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/intuitive-surgical-shares-rise-on-severance-plan.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:08:49 EST Intuitive Surgical Inc.'s stock sank 12 percent Friday, a day after the maker of surgical robots reported third-quarter results that easily surpassed Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081017/intuitive-surgical-stock-dives-despite-3q-growth.htm Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:20:52 EDT Ophthalmic products maker STAAR Surgical Co. said Monday sales of Visian ICL, an implantable contact lens, rose about 52 percent in the third quarter, primarily on the strength of greater international demand. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/staar-surgical-says-3q-visian-icl-sales-climbed.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:16:10 EDT Shares of Intuitive Surgical Inc. climbed Wednesday after the maker of surgical robots reported second-quarter results well above analyst expectations and raised its sales growth forecast for the full year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/out-of-the-gate-intuitive-surgical-rises.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:15:10 EDT Intuitive Surgical Inc. on Tuesday said its second-quarter profit jumped 66 percent as sales of its surgical robotics soared. The results came in ahead of Wall Street expectations, and shares rose in aftermarket trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/intuitive-surgical-2nd-qtr-profit-jumps-66-percent.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:26:57 EDT Shares of robotic surgery systems maker Intuitive Surgical Inc. rose more than 1 percent Monday, as a ThinkPanmure analyst said market fears about hospitals' access to credit to buy equipment have been overblown. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/analyst-lifts-intuitive-surgical-rating-to-buy.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:25:01 EDT A Merriman Curhan Ford analyst started covering Intuitive Surgical Inc. with a "Neutral" rating Tuesday, saying he thinks hospitals may cut back on orders for Intuitive's da Vinci robotic surgery system. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/ahead-of-the-bell-intuitive-surgical.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:16:54 EDT Analysts said Wednesday they expect robotic surgery to take a meaningful portion of the surgery market over the next three to five years, strongly benefiting robotic surgical systems maker Intuitive Surgical Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/analysts-see-bright-future-for-intuitive-surgical.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:24:46 EDT Shares of Intuitive Surgical Inc., which makes robotic surgical instruments, fell Thursday after a Cowen & Co. analyst said in a research note that revenue guidance the company offered at a conference is below Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/intuitive-surgical-shares-fall-on-sales-guidance.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 19:22:29 EDT