Intuitive Surgical is Known for Selling $1 Million Surgical Robots. But Here's How it Actually Makes Most of its Revenue.

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG 1.26%)best known for its flagship da Vinci robot, is the global leader in the robotic surgery market. The da Vinci, available in several versions including the latest da Vinci 5, generates billions of dollars of revenue annually, and this performance has helped the company's stock soar over the near term and the long term. Intuitive shares have climbed nearly 200% over the past five years, and they've advanced about 15% so far this year.Considering da Vinci models cost more than $1 ...