# da Vinci (and Ion) at Japan: deployment

Canonical ID: `106f7b54-884a-4d29-a240-b74ebd39e501`

## Key facts

- **Japan reimbursement:** National health insurance covers 13 procedures
- **Japan installed base:** ~650+ systems

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

_Last updated: 2026-06-07_

- **Slug:** intuitive-da-vinci-japan
- **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:** [Japan](/locations/japan.md) (id: `94b72ada-cafc-4321-a524-cb8e576bb849`)
- **First seen:** 2009-01-01T12:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (3)

1. https://www.intuitive.com/en-us/about-us/company-profile
2. https://www.japan.go.jp/japan-news/robotic-surgery-japan.html
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 Japan?

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

### Who operates da Vinci (and Ion) at Japan?

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 Japan go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2009 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the da Vinci (and Ion) deployment at Japan 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 Japan?

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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