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Intuitive Surgical made no structural changes to its Risk Factors section, maintaining all 35 existing risks and adding no new risk categories. The company did substantively modify 12 risks, with the most significant revisions affecting disclosures on operating results expectations, credit risk and investment valuations, competitive market dynamics, and supply chain dependencies. These updates reflect refined language and expanded detail on existing risk exposures rather than the emergence of new threat categories.
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OUR FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS MAY BE BELOW EXPECTATIONS, WHICH COULD CAUSE OUR STOCK PRICE TO DECLINE.
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WE ARE EXPOSED TO CREDIT RISK AND FLUCTUATIONS IN THE MARKET VALUE OF OUR INVESTMENTS.
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OUR MARKETS ARE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, AND CUSTOMERS MAY CHOOSE TO PURCHASE OUR COMPETITORS’ PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OR MAY NOT ACCEPT ROBOTIC-ASSISTED MEDICAL PROCEDURES, WHICH COULD RESULT IN REDUCED REVENUE AND LOSS OF MARKET SHARE.
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OUR RELIANCE ON SOLE- AND SINGLE-SOURCED SUPPLIERS AND ABILITY TO PURCHASE AT ACCEPTABLE PRICES A SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF MATERIALS COULD HARM OUR ABILITY TO MEET PRODUCT DEMAND IN A TIMELY MANNER OR WITHIN BUDGET.
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WE ARE SUBJECT TO A VARIETY OF RISKS DUE TO OUR OPERATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE U.S.
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INCORPORATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES INTO OUR PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND OPERATIONS MAY RESULT IN LEGAL AND REGULATORY RISKS OR HAVE OTHER ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION, OR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
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WE EXPERIENCE LONG AND VARIABLE CONTRACTING CYCLES AND SEASONALITY IN OUR BUSINESS, WHICH MAY CAUSE FLUCTUATIONS IN OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS.
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THIRD PARTIES MAY OFFER TO SELL REMANUFACTURED OR UNAUTHORIZED INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES TO OUR CUSTOMERS OR PROVIDE UNAUTHORIZED SERVICE ON OUR SYSTEMS, WHICH COULD ADVERSELY IMPACT SAFETY, OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS, AND OUR REPUTATION.
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WE OFFER USAGE-BASED ARRANGEMENTS, INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL ACQUISITION APPROACHES; AS A RESULT, WE ARE EXPOSED TO AN INCREASED RISK OF LOSSES OF REVENUE AND INCREASED CREDIT RISK, WHICH COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION, OR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
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OUR BUSINESS IS SUBJECT TO COMPLEX AND EVOLVING LAWS AND REGULATIONS REGARDING DATA PRIVACY, DATA PROTECTION, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF DATA.
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ONGOING AND FUTURE GLOBAL CONFLICTS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION, OR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
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PUBLIC HEALTH CRISES OR EPIDEMIC DISEASES, OR THE PERCEPTION OF THEIR EFFECTS, COULD MATERIALLY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION, OR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
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