November 23, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG), an industry leader in surgical robotics, has received regulatory approval from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare  to allow marketing of its da Vinci S System in Japan.

Gary Guthart, president and COO of Intuitive Surgical, said, “Our focus will now shift toward satisfying the trade and importation requirements necessary for commercialization and to obtain appropriate reimbursement for da Vinci procedures in Japan.”

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