Deja Vu: Intuitive Surgical Back to 2005 Levels [View article]
athena,
This company is NOT threatened by HIFU. HIFU has very limited application. You say the "whole world is using it." Got any figures on the numbers of installed systems? I think you'll find it is quite low. The greater threat IRSG is likely to come from the drug industry.
Donald, You write "The device appears to be great for patients but not so profitable for hospitals." Then why are so many hospitals buy repeat buyers – coming back and purchasing a second, a third, even a fourth da Vinci?
Deja Vu: Intuitive Surgical Back to 2005 Levels [View article]
This company is NOT threatened by HIFU. HIFU has very limited application. You say the "whole world is using it." Got any figures on the numbers of installed systems? I think you'll find it is quite low. The greater threat IRSG is likely to come from the drug industry.
Intuitive Surgical Rises on S&P News; Lowers Revenues Guidance [View article]
You write "The device appears to be great for patients but not so profitable for hospitals." Then why are so many hospitals buy repeat buyers – coming back and purchasing a second, a third, even a fourth da Vinci?