Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 10-Q 2023 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

(i)the accompanying quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(ii)the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: July 21, 2023

By:	/S/ GARY S. GUTHART
	Gary S. Guthart, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer