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510(k) clearance

da Vinci Surgical System, Model IS5000

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 31 July 2026 · K261824

Decision
Cleared: the FDA found it substantially equivalent to a device already on the market
Decision date
31 July 2026
Application received
1 June 2026
Company
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Device type
Robot-assisted surgical systems (computer-controlled instruments) (NAY)

What it means

A 510(k) clearance means the FDA agreed the device is as safe and effective as one already on the market, so it may be sold in the US. It is not an approval and not a finding that it works better than surgery without a robot. See FDA clearance, explained.

The record

The FDA publishes this record in its public device database. The summary documents the company filed, when available, are linked from the FDA's page.
FDA database, K261824