ISRG surges...

Intuitive Surgical Inc. (ISRG). The company on Thursday reported far better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on strong demand for its da Vinci surgical robots and an increase in procedures using the high priced systems. The company said net profit rose 56 percent to $121.2 million, or $3.02 per share, from $77.5 million, or $1.95 per share, a year ago. The company forecast 2011 revenue growth of 16 percent to 20 percent and procedure growth of 25 percent to 28 percent.