Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) Q4 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

So we’re pleased with that. With regard to ablation, we are — as we said last quarter, we’re just at the early innings of engaging customers in Europe and looking at the trial data. We’re excited by it. I think there are several indications in the long that we’ll pursue over time. We’ll detail those more as we get more experience and more time. There are opportunities outside the long too, I want to be clear. We think those are interesting, but they’re not areas of current focus. We really think finish the job we started. We have great engagement with pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons. We have opportunity to continue to support them to make our products ever easier, more robust and to move the margin structure where we want it to go. We’re going to focus on that.

And then we’ll move to other indications in the lung. And then from after that, we’ll have earned our opportunity to do the next step.

Gary Guthart: So thank you for the questions there. That was our last question. In closing, we continue to believe there is a substantial and durable opportunity to fundamentally improve surgery and acute interventions. Our teams continue to work closely with hospitals, physicians and care teams in pursuit of what our customers have termed the quadruple aim: better, more predictable patient outcomes; better experiences for patients; better experiences for their care teams; and, ultimately, a lower total cost of care. We believe value creation in surgery and acute care is foundationally human. It flows from respect for and understanding of patients and care teams, their needs and their environment. At Intuitive, we envision a future of care that is less invasive and profoundly better, where diseases are identified earlier and treated quickly, so patients can get back to what matters most.

Thank you for your support on this extraordinary journey. We look forward to talking with you again in three months.

Operator: And ladies and gentlemen, that does conclude our conference for today. We thank you for your participation and using the AT&T Event Services. You may now disconnect.