Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LEVY ALAN J	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC [ ISRG ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 1020 KIFER ROAD	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/23/2021
(Street) SUNNYVALE, CA 94086 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	7/23/2021		M(1)		1375	A	$161.2667	9469	D
Common Stock	7/23/2021		S(1)		1375	D	$967.363 (2)	8094	D
Common Stock	7/23/2021		M(1)		1125	A	$170.9233	9219	D
Common Stock	7/23/2021		S(1)		1125	D	$967.363 (2)	8094	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$161.2667	7/23/2021		M			1375	(3)	4/25/2023	Common Stock	1375	$0.0	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$170.9233	7/23/2021		M (1)			1125	(3)	4/23/2025	Common Stock	1125	$0.0	1500	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	These shares were sold in accordance with a Trading Plan that complies with SEC Rule 10b5-1 and expires on December 1, 2021.
(2)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average sale price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $962.75 to $975.41,inclusive. The Reporting Person hereby undertakes to provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each respective price within the range set forth in this footnote.
(3)	Non-statutory stock option granted pursuant to the Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan. Option shall vest 100% one year after the date of grant or at the next Shareholders Meeting, whichever should take place first, provided that vesting will cease on termination of the Directors service to the Company.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LEVY ALAN J 1020 KIFER ROAD SUNNYVALE, CA 94086	X

Signatures
By: Donna Spinola For: Alan J Levy		7/26/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date