# da Vinci (and Ion) at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities): deployment

Canonical ID: `5a5e0c92-9d50-4bf1-b1ab-ae0d917797ea`

da Vinci surgical systems installed base of 11,395 systems globally as of Q1 2026. 431 systems installed in Q1 2026 alone. Most deployed surgical robot platform in the world. 4,500+ active patents.

## Key facts

- **Installed base:** 11,395 systems
- **Q1 2026 installations:** 431

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-08_

- **Slug:** intuitive-da-vinci-global-multi-site
- **Status:** operational
- **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:** [Global (restaurants, 600+ cities)](/locations/global-multi-site.md) (id: `70c916c7-d904-4fad-a62d-2359f4911580`)
- **First seen:** 2000-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Da Vinci 5 Surgical Robot: NVIDIA's 10,000x Compute Leap** · https://x.com/ReviewingNews/article/2058176073716707425 · 2000-07-01

## Common questions

### What is the da Vinci (and Ion) deployment at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities)?

da Vinci (and Ion), built by Intuitive Surgical, is recorded as a deployment at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities) on the DEPLOY registry. Intuitive Surgical operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates da Vinci (and Ion) at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities)?

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 Global (restaurants, 600+ cities) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting July 1, 2000 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the da Vinci (and Ion) deployment at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities)?

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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