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GUIDANCE DOCUMENT

Clinical Investigations for Prostate Tissue Ablation Devices Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff July 2020

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Docket Number:
FDA-2019-D-2223
Issued by:
Guidance Issuing Office
Center for Devices and Radiological Health

This guidance document provides recommendations for (1) complying with the clinical testing special control under 21 CFR 876.4340(b)(8) for premarket notifications (510(k)s) for high intensity ultrasound systems for prostate tissue ablation, and (2) collecting clinical data to support marketing submissions for new types of prostatic tissue ablation devices. High intensity ultrasound systems for prostate tissue ablation transmit high intensity therapeutic ultrasound energy into the prostate to thermally ablate a defined, targeted volume of tissue. Other prostate ablation devices achieve the same clinical effect of ablating targeted tissue volumes using different sources of energy. Regardless of the energy type used for ablation, these devices may receive marketing authorization for a general indication for ablation of prostatic tissue. This guidance does not address intended uses for the treatment of a specific disease (e.g., prostate cancer or benign prostatic hyperplasia).

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