On March 20, 2013, the Board of Directors of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (the "Company") authorized the Company to repurchase an additional $1 billion of the Company's outstanding common stock. With this authorization, the total amount available for share repurchases by the Company is $1.21 billion, which includes approximately $208 million remaining from the previous authorizations. A copy of the Company's press release announcing the increase in the share repurchase program is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01, including information incorporated herein by reference, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed "Filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.       Description

99.1              Press release issued by Intuitive Surgical, Inc., dated March 20,
                  2013.