Intuitive receives FDA clearance of da Vinci SP for simple prostatectomy

  Intuitive (NASDAQ: ISRG), a global technology leader in minimally invasive care and pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery, announced that the Food and Drug Administration recently cleared the da Vinci SP surgical system for simple prostatectomy as a representative procedure, which expands the urologic surgical procedures cleared by FDA.

Simple prostatectomy is a surgical procedure often used in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or enlarged prostate. In this procedure, the surgeon removes the part of an enlarged prostate that is blocking the flow of urine.

In the same action, the FDA cleared the da Vinci SP surgical system for transvesical approach to simple and radical prostatectomy using the da Vinci SP.

In radical prostatectomy, the surgeon removes the entire prostate gland, most often for patients who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

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