Intuitive Surgical醫(yī)療器械公司

2012排名： 50

連續(xù)上榜時間：6年

????這家總部位于加州桑尼維爾的機器人外科手術(shù)系統(tǒng)制造商繼續(xù)受益于市場對機器人外科手術(shù)需求的增長。它的da Vinci系統(tǒng)在子宮切除術(shù)等醫(yī)療手術(shù)中得到了廣泛采用，令公司自2007年首次上榜（第4）以來一直穩(wěn)居榜單之中。2012年Intuitive下滑至第50位，但業(yè)務(wù)仍在繼續(xù)增長。2011年公司營業(yè)收入較上年增長了24%，同期利潤大增30%，使用da Vinci系統(tǒng)的外科手術(shù)增加了29%，達(dá)到36萬例。

????2012年，Intuitive Surgical公司對歐洲醫(yī)院的支出預(yù)測謹(jǐn)慎，因為歐洲政府仍在苦苦掙扎，應(yīng)對堆積如山的債務(wù)。該公司每年銷售額有20%來自歐洲以及日本、韓國等海外市場。

Intuitive Surgical

2012 Fastest-Growing rank: 50

Years on list: 6

????The Sunnyvale, CA-based manufacturer of robotic surgical systems continued to gain with growing demand for robotic surgery. Its da Vinci technology is used heavily in medical procedures such as hysterectomies, and has helped the company hold steady on this list since 2007 when it came in at no. 4. Intuitive slipped to no. 50 in 2012, but the company has seen business grow. For 2011, revenues grew 24% over the previous year, while profit rose 30% and surgical procedures using the da Vinci system rose 29% to 360,000 during the same period.

????For 2012, Intuitive Surgical gave a cautious note on spending by hospitals in Europe, where governments are grappling with too much debt. The company gets 20% of its annual revenue from Europe and foreign markets like Japan and South Korea.