That dynamic is particularly important considering the company's razor-and-blade operating model. In this case, Intuitive commercializes not only the high-ticket priced da Vinci system to hospitals and surgical centers but also the necessary single-use tools and instrumentation that now represent more than half of total revenue.

Samath Jamie, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Intuitive Surgical Inc . (NASDAQ:ISRG), a $203.8 billion medical technology company trading near its 52-week high, recently sold a significant portion of the company's stock.

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) is a healthcare company that makes robotic-assisted surgical devices. Intuitive Surgical's stock has been rallying, and it's up around 60% over the past 12 months. Is it too late to invest in Intuitive,