Intuitive Surgical announces FDA clearance of revised da Vinci Xi, X labeling

Intuitive announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared a labeling revision for da Vinci X and Xi specific to radical prostatectomy. This clearance was based on real-world evidence collected from 2007 to 2014 that demonstrates overall five- to 10-year survival following robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy is similar to non-robotic radical prostatectomy. In a public-private collaboration, Intuitive worked with the FDA, healthcare analytics company Aetion, and the National Evaluation System for health Technology, utilizing its NEST Mark process to support the validity of the real-world data used in the labeling revision submission. This project demonstrated the utility of this type of collaboration in generating high-quality RWE to support marketing applications to the FDA and could allow for similar comprehensive long-term survival assessments for other cancer procedures, which helps advance regulatory science. The labeling change applies specifically to the Precaution for Representative Uses statement for the da Vinci X and Xi systems. The previous precaution statement noted that the FDA did not review evaluation of outcomes related to the treatment of cancer. The revised version is as follows: Precaution for Representative Uses The demonstration of safety and effectiveness for the representative specific procedures did not include evaluation of outcomes related to the treatment of cancer, except for radical prostatectomy which was evaluated for overall survival, or treatment of the patient’s underlying disease/condition. Device usage in all surgical procedures should be guided by the clinical judgment of an adequately trained surgeon.