INTUTIVE SURGICAL AND HANSEN MEDICAL TO CROSS-LICENSE ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGIES

Intuitive Surgical, Inc., the global leader in robotic-assisted, minimally invasive surgery, announced today that it has entered into a cross-licensing agreement with Hansen Medical, Inc., a privately held medical device company specializing in robotic catheter technology. Under the cross-licensing agreement, Hansen Medical has the right to apply Intuitive Surgical's patent portfolio in the field of intravascular approaches for the diagnosis or treatment of cardiovascular, neurovascular and peripheral vascular diseases. In exchange, Intuitive Surgical received the right to apply Hansen Medical's patent portfolio in the fields of endoscopic, laparoscopic, thoracoscopic or open surgery, and in endoluminal applications in gastrointenstinal, respiratory, ENT, urologic and gynecologic surgery; royalties on future Hansen Medical product sales; and equity in Hansen Medical. Each party retains full rights to practice its own technology for all purposes.

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