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Gary Guthart

Executive Chair, Intuitive Surgical

Search every verified Gary Guthart interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Gary Guthart, Executive Chair at Intuitive Surgical, spoke on the company’s Q4 2024 earnings call on January 15, 2025. He described 2024 as a strong year for Intuitive, citing robust early adoption of the Da Vinci 5 platform and healthy procedure growth in many supported indications and countries. Guthart noted that as robot-assisted surgery moves toward the back half of adoption curves in some procedures, utilization growth rates may differ from prior year trends. He also stated that the company sees a substantial and durable opportunity to improve surgery and acute intervention, and that value creation in this area is “foundationally human,” flowing from respect for patients and care teams. During the call, Guthart addressed a question about U.S. system placements and utilization, explaining that geographic density provides cost advantages in supporting accounts. He did not directly predict whether the recent placement growth would lead to higher procedures or a digestion period. In his closing remarks, Guthart outlined Intuitive’s pursuit of what customers have termed the “quintuple aim”: better patient outcomes, better experiences for patients and care teams, better access to care, and lower total cost of care.

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