“We are engaging with provincial governments on the charge code policy and are progressing through the green channel process for both SP and da Vinci 5. When cleared, these platforms will bring additional differentiated capabilities to Chinese customers and their patients.”

In context

“at changes in patient coverage and premium dynamics may be affecting when patients seek care and move forward with treatment. Importantly, the underlying disease burden is unchanged, and deferred conditions typically progress and will ultimately require treatment. As patients return to care, we expect da Vinci will remain a clear choice for their surgeons and care teams. Outside the U.S., 20%. Regionally, growth was consistent. With Europe and Asia each up 20%, and rest of world markets up 22%. In China, the environment remains challenging. We continue to see lower tender activity increased domestic robotic competition, and policy driven pricing pressure. And we continue to operate through a dynamic policy environment. Including charge code changes, and the 15th 5-year plan quota process. We are engaging with provincial governments on the charge code policy and are progressing through the green channel process for both SP and da Vinci 5. When cleared, these platforms will bring additional differentiated capabilities to Chinese customers and their patients. In Japan, new policies supporting robotic surgery went into effect on June 1. Including reimbursement for additional procedures, and economic incentives for higher utilization programs. We are encouraged by the direction of the policy environment as well as early response to these initiatives. India had another strong quarter. With momentum across a broad set of procedures. This week, we received da Vinci 5 clearance in India and we are excited to bring our latest generation platform to customers in that market. Turning to systems. Q2 was a strong capital quarter. Reflecting continued customer demand for our newer platforms, and confidence in the value of our ecosystem. We placed 468 da Vinci systems and 55 ION systems in the quarter. Within multiport, placements reflected strong adoption”