# Ion Endoluminal System: robot model

Canonical ID: `0e2f5d6f-8ce6-4726-9301-d438ecf732bc`

- **Slug:** intuitive-ion
- **Form factor:** surgical
- **Maturity stage:** commercial
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## Specs

- **pathway:** FDA 510(k) cleared 2019-02-20 (clearance number not corroborated to bar)
- **modality:** shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy
- **planning:** PlanPoint CT-based airway planning
- **indication:** peripheral lung nodule biopsy

## Deployments

_No deployments registered for this model._

## Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

_Manufacturer-supplied at the model level; not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker._

- **video**: [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. A different modality from Intuitive's da Vinci surgical systems.


## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Ion Endoluminal System?

Intuitive Surgical's Ion Endoluminal System is a robotic-assisted bronchoscopy platform for minimally invasive biopsy of peripheral lung nodules. It uses an ultra-thin, shape-sensing maneuverable catheter with PlanPoint CT-based airway planning to reach lesions deep in the peripheral lung. FDA 510(k) cleared in February 2019 and commercially deployed across US hospitals, with subsequent AI and advanced-imaging integration clearances.

### Who makes Ion Endoluminal System?

Ion Endoluminal System is made by Intuitive Surgical, based in Sunnyvale, California, USA, founded in 1995.

### Where is Ion Endoluminal System deployed?

No verified deployments of Ion Endoluminal System are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.

### What is Ion Endoluminal System's maturity stage?

Ion Endoluminal System is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.


## Sources (2)

1. https://isrg.intuitive.com/news-releases/news-release-details/u-s-fda-grants-clearance-ion-intuitive/
2. https://www.sages.org/publications/tavac/intuitive-ion-endoluminal-system/

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