# da Vinci (and Ion) at European Union: deployment

Canonical ID: `454ffa94-090c-40af-92c3-022f64b96e79`

## Key facts

- **European installations:** ~1,200+ systems
- **CE mark:** Active for da Vinci X, Xi, SP

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 3 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-07_

- **Slug:** intuitive-da-vinci-europe
- **Status:** active
- **Model:** [da Vinci (and Ion)](/models/intuitive-da-vinci.md) (id: `45105ba4-1c1f-4121-9ad4-bb912db1dcfc`)
- **Company:** [Intuitive Surgical](/companies/intuitive-surgical.md) (id: `e5127536-0ff2-4f0e-8488-64994cb2ffc7`)
- **Location:** [European Union](/locations/european-union.md) (id: `1f672777-9422-4b11-8e4d-4fd9e8209c30`)
- **First seen:** 2001-01-01T12:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (3)

1. https://www.intuitive.com/en-us/products-and-services/da-vinci/systems
2. https://www.mddionline.com/regulatory/intuitive-surgical-gets-eu-approval-next-gen-da-vinci-5
3. http://investor.intuitivesurgical.com/news-releases/news-release-details/intuitive-announces-preliminary-four-quarter-and-full-year-5

## Common questions

### What is the da Vinci (and Ion) deployment at European Union?

da Vinci (and Ion), built by Intuitive Surgical, is recorded as a deployment at European Union on the DEPLOY registry. Intuitive Surgical operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates da Vinci (and Ion) at European Union?

Intuitive Surgical, the manufacturer of da Vinci (and Ion), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the da Vinci (and Ion) deployment at European Union go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2001 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the da Vinci (and Ion) deployment at European Union still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is currently operating.

### Have there been incidents at the da Vinci (and Ion) deployment at European Union?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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