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48. Intuitive Surgical

Rank: 48 (Previous rank: 9)
CEO: Lonnie M. Smith
Address: 1266 Kifer Rd.
Sunnyvale, CA 94086

The number of procedures using its robotic-surgery technology grew 60% during 2008.

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	$ millions (past 4 qtrs.)	% growth (3 yr. annual rate)	Growth rank
Revenues**	875.1	55	16
Net income**	187.7	—	—
Total return	—	12	50
Earnings per share	—	32	89

Share price
As of 8/3/09	$234.69
Beat the S&P 500*	Yes
P/E (current fiscal year est.)	45

Industry: Health Care

Industry rank	Company	Fastest-Growing rank	Revenues ($ millions)
1	Bruker	9	1,099.2
2	HMS Holdings	20	195.5
3	Celgene	22	2,397.2


4	Natus Medical	23	158.3
5	Intuitive Surgical	48	875.1
6	ICON	49	883.7
7	Schering-Plough	54	18,238.0
8	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries	56	11,660.0
9	Gilead Sciences	58	5,608.1
10	Thermo Fisher Scientific	69	10,199.1
11	WebMD Health	77	391.4
12	Amedisys	80	1,316.2
13	Zoll Medical	85	388.0
14	Catalyst Health Solutions	93	2,658.0
15	Psychiatric Solutions	98	1,795.2

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From the August 31, 2009 issue

Notes:
* Through June 30, 2009. The S&P 500 returned -8.22% annually over the same period.
** Through the quarter ended on or before April 30, 2009.

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