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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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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 (Month/Day/Year) 04/20/2017 (Street) SUNNYVALE, CA 94086 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 04/20/2017   M   385 A $ 0 (1) 2,598 D   Common Stock 04/21/2017   M   313 A $ 371.32 2,911 D   Common Stock 04/21/2017   S(2)   313 D $ 811.67 2,598 D   Common Stock 04/21/2017   M(2)   688 A $ 357.19 3,286 D   Common Stock 04/21/2017   S   688 D $ 811.67 2,598 D   Common Stock 04/24/2017   S(2)   385 D $ 817 2,213 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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)

$ 357.19

04/21/2017

M

688

(3)

04/21/2021

Common Stock

688

$ 0

1,374

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 371.32

04/21/2017

M

313

(3)

04/24/2024

Common Stock

313

$ 0

624

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 814.45

04/20/2017

A

607

(3)

04/20/2027

Common Stock

607

$ 0

607

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

04/20/2017

A

202

(4)

02/21/2018

Common Stock

202

$ 0

202

D

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0

04/20/2017

M

385

(4)

04/21/2020

Common Stock

385

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

By: Lori Serrano For: Alan J Levy		04/24/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares were acquired from the vest and release of an RSU grant previously issued to the Filer.
(2)	These shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan, entered into on November 29, 2016.
(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.
(4)	100% of the grant will vest on the anniversary date of the grant or the next Annual Shareholders Meeting, whichever takes place first, provided however that vesting will cease on termination of the Director's service to the company.

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