Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) reported quarterly earnings of $2.80 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.50 by 12 percent. This is a 27.85 percent increase over earnings of $2.19 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.892 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.820 billion by 2.54 percent. This is a 18.52 percent increase over sales of $2.440 billion the same period last year.