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Re: 66Mustang post# 97836

Tuesday, 10/08/2019 1:14:23 PM

Tuesday, October 08, 2019 1:14:23 PM

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Capital expense if just the cost of device excluding the operating expenses.

So they are saying that ISRG's device is a lot more expensive for the same functionality. The operating expenses are not included and that is the cost of consumables etc. That operating expense is function of disposable devices and number of people that need to be employed to work the device and whole bunch of other costs that are device specific.

https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/042415/what-difference-between-operating-expense-and-capital-expense.asp