Medical
Intuitive began its full commercial rollout of da Vinci 5 in the US in 2025.
A dated step forward on the record
What the source says
“The company began its commercial rollout in the U.S. this year.”
What it means
da Vinci 5, from Intuitive, is at stage 5 of 5 on our ladder: regulator-cleared or mass market. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history.
Human help: A surgeon in the operating room controls it; it doesn't operate on its own.
More on da Vinci 5
- Intuitive said it placed 315 da Vinci 5 systems in the third quarter of 2026, up from 240 a year earlier.
- Intuitive placed 246 da Vinci 5 systems with hospitals in the second quarter of 2026, up from 180 a year earlier.
- The FDA cleared da Vinci 5 for certain heart operations, such as mitral valve repair, done through small cuts between the ribs.
- Intuitive started a Class 2 recall covering da Vinci X, Xi and da Vinci 5. A software error let instrument arms that failed a safety self-test stay in use.
- da Vinci 5 received the CE mark, which allows it to be sold in Europe, for adults and children.
- Intuitive said da Vinci 5 would first go to a small number of US customers before a wider launch.