Hot Growth Stocks For 2015

Hot Growth Stocks For 2015: Intuitive Surgical Inc.(ISRG)

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets da Vinci surgical systems for various surgical procedures, including urologic, gynecologic, cardiothoracic, general, and head and neck surgeries. Its da Vinci surgical system consists of a surgeon?s console or consoles, a patient-side cart, a 3-D vision system, and proprietary ?wristed? instruments. The company?s da Vinci surgical system translates the surgeon?s natural hand movements on instrument controls at the console into corresponding micro-movements of instruments positioned inside the patient through small puncture incisions, or ports. It also manufactures a range of EndoWrist instruments, which incorporate wrist joints for natural dexterity for various surgical procedures. Its EndoWrist instruments consist of forceps, scissors, electrocautery, scalpels, and other surgical tools. In addition, it sells various vision and accessory products for use in conjunction with the da Vinci Surgical System as surgical procedures are performed. The company?s accessory products include sterile drapes used to ensure a sterile field during surgery; vision products, such as replacement 3-D stereo endoscopes, camera heads, light guides, and other items. It markets its products through sales representatives in the United States, and through sales representatives and distributors in international markets. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Sean Williams]

  One company you currently won't find in Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK-A  ) (NYSE: BRK-B  ) investment portfolio is robotic surgical system developer Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG  ) , which is boasting a robust $18 billion market value. Although Buffett and Berkshire's bread and butter is the financial industry, it does da! bble in the healthcare sector on occasion, raising the question of whether or not Intuitive has a shot of entering the rarified territory that is Buffett's investment portfolio.

• [By Brian Stoffel]

  More than any other technology that has entered the operating room, Intuitive Surgical's (NASDAQ: ISRG  ) da Vinci system has revolutionized how surgery is performed. The company's stock backs up that sentiment: it's up 2,500% since Intuitive went public in 2000. That's an annualized return of over 26% per year!

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