---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001035267-26-000042"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISRG"
cik: "0001035267"
company_name: "INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-28T20:35:49+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T20:39:52.309751+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Intuitive Surgical names Taylor Patton CCO, Henry Charlton moves to SVP Global Business Ops

## Summary
- Taylor Patton promoted to Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer, effective July 1, 2026.
- Henry Charlton transitions to SVP of Global Business Operations after serving as CCO.
- Patton previously led Intuitive's Ion platform launch as Global SVP of Endoluminal.
- Charlton has been with Intuitive since 2003; will support smooth transition.
- Patton joins Executive Leadership team; Charlton will focus on global value generation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001035267-26-000042
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISRG
- cik: 0001035267
- company_name: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-28T20:35:49+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526726000042/0001035267-26-000042-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526726000042/isrg-20260528.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001035267-26-000042
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001035267-26-000042.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001035267-26-000042.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: bf05ed79ea
  claim: Taylor Patton was appointed as Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer at INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC.
  evidence_excerpt: Taylor Patton, Global Senior Vice President, Endoluminal will succeed Mr. Charlton as the Company’s Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526726000042/0001035267-26-000042-index.htm
- claim_id: c5a8d80b01
  claim: Henry L. Charlton changed role as Senior Vice President of Global Business Operations at INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC.
  evidence_excerpt: Effective July 1, 2026, Henry L. Charlton will transition from his role as Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (the “Company”) and begin serving as Senior Vice President of Global Business Operations of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526726000042/0001035267-26-000042-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.