# Ion Endoluminal System at United States: deployment

Canonical ID: `a91431a1-b441-4e71-b7f6-fbf6277ef870`

## Footage

- **video** (deployment): [Introducing Ion by Intuitive](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZaobUiJhCQ). _Courtesy of Intuitive Surgical_. Intuitive Surgical's introduction of Ion, its robotic-assisted bronchoscopy platform for minimally invasive peripheral-lung biopsy. Physician-driven via a shape-sensing catheter; not autonomous.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-12_

- **Slug:** intuitive-ion-us
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Ion Endoluminal System](/models/intuitive-ion.md) (id: `0e2f5d6f-8ce6-4726-9301-d438ecf732bc`)
- **Company:** [Intuitive Surgical](/companies/intuitive-surgical.md) (id: `e5127536-0ff2-4f0e-8488-64994cb2ffc7`)
- **Location:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **First seen:** 2019-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. **Intuitive Ion robotic bronchoscopy system — product page** · https://www.intuitive.com/en-us/products-and-services/ion
2. **Intuitive: FDA clearance for Ion endoluminal system, 2019** · https://investors.intuitive.com/news-releases/news-release-details/intuitive-announces-fda-clearance-ion-endoluminal-system

## Common questions

### What is the Ion Endoluminal System deployment at United States?

Ion Endoluminal System, built by Intuitive Surgical, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. Intuitive Surgical operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Ion Endoluminal System at United States?

Intuitive Surgical, the manufacturer of Ion Endoluminal System, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Ion Endoluminal System deployment at United States go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Ion Endoluminal System deployment at United States?

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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