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Today, we’re talking about the challenge of approving AI-enabled medical devices 🩺🤖
Regulatory Roadblocks: The Slow March of AI in Medical Device Approval
The approval process for AI-enabled medical devices, such as DermaSensor for skin cancer detection, highlights the challenges in balancing innovation with regulatory compliance. Despite significant advancements in AI medical technology, the path to market release is fraught with lengthy and stringent regulatory processes.
The US FDA recently cleared DermaSensor, an AI device aiding in skin cancer detection, after an eight-year approval process. The device demonstrated high sensitivity and accuracy in its pivotal trial. The FDA, a key regulatory body in the US, has stringent standards for medical drugs and devices, with an average approval time of 12 years and costs exceeding $1 billion.
The FDA expedited the approval process for Pfizer and BioNTech's mRNA-based vaccine, showcasing an exception to the typically lengthy procedure. Last year, the FDA proposed a plan allowing AI medical device developers to automatically update products in clinical use, streamlining the approval process for AI advancements. In contrast, India's CDSCO takes about six to nine months for medical device registration, with no separate provision for AI-enabled devices.
AI's role in assisting doctors, particularly in oncology, is growing. DermaSensor, for example, offers a higher accuracy rate in detecting skin cancers compared to traditional methods.MIT recently introduced AI models for early pancreatic cancer detection, demonstrating AI's potential in improving diagnostic accuracy.
While regulatory bodies aim to ensure the safe deployment of AI-enabled devices, the approval delays pose a challenge to the pace of medical innovation. This tension between rapid technological advancement and thorough regulatory scrutiny continues to shape the landscape of AI in healthcare.
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