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Exec Chat: Intuitive Surgical CEO Gary Guthart On Expansion, Innovation And Competition

 
• By Catherine Longworth

With the opening of a new UK & Ireland headquarters last month, Intuitive Surgical is aiming to strengthen its grip on the the market as it faces increasing competition in the robotic surgery space. CEO Gary Guthart sat down with Medtech Insight at its new Oxfordshire, UK HQ to discuss expansion and innovation plans.

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With medical device companies seizing the opportunity to move into robotic surgery, market leader Intuitive Surgical is facing intense competition. The California-based company has dominated the field for over 20 years but with the opening of a new UK and Ireland HQ, (Also see "Intuitive Surgical Opens New UK/Ireland HQ In Oxfordshire" - Medtech Insight, 4 September, 2019.) it has no plans to surrender to competition. Medtech Insight chats with CEO Gary Guthart, a California native who has been with the company since its inception in 1996 and served as CEO since 2010.

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