82_FR_2373 82 FR 2368 - Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

82 FR 2368 - Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 5 (January 9, 2017)

Page Range2368-2369
FR Document2017-00143

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming public advisory committee meeting of the Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee. The general function of the committee is to provide advice and recommendations to the Agency on FDA's regulatory issues. The meeting will be open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 5 (Monday, January 9, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2368-2369]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00143]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2016-N-0001]


Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory 
Committee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming 
public advisory committee meeting of the Circulatory System Devices 
Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee. The general function 
of the committee is to provide advice and recommendations to the Agency 
on FDA's regulatory issues. The meeting will be open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 23, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 6 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hilton Washington, DC/North, Salons A, B, C and D, 620 Perry 
Pkwy., Gaithersburg, MD 20877. The hotel's phone number is 301-977-
8900. Answers to commonly asked questions including information 
regarding special accommodations due to a disability, visitor parking, 
and transportation may be accessed at: http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm408555.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evella Washington, Center for Devices 
and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. G640, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 
[email protected], 301-796-6683, or FDA Advisory Committee 
Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC 
area). A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications 
that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot 
always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, 
you should always check the Agency's Web site at http://www.fda.gov/
AdvisoryCommittees/

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default.htm and scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee 
meeting link, or call the advisory committee information line to learn 
about possible modifications before coming to the meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Agenda: On February 23, 2017, the committee will discuss and make 
recommendations on clinical information related to the de novo request 
for the Sentinel[supreg] Cerebral Protection System, a first of a kind 
embolic protection device to be used with transcatheter aortic valve 
replacement (TAVR) procedures.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no 
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post 
the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the 
background material will be made publicly available at the location of 
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be 
posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is 
available at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting 
link.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or 
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. 
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before 
February 9, 2017. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled 
between approximately 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Those individuals interested in 
making formal oral presentations should notify the contact person and 
submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or 
arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed 
participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to 
make their presentation on or before February 1, 2017. Time allotted 
for each presentation may be limited. If the number of registrants 
requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated 
during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may conduct a 
lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open public hearing 
session. The contact person will notify interested persons regarding 
their request to speak by February 2, 2017.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised 
that the Agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical 
outlets.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee 
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with 
disabilities. If you require accommodations due to a disability, please 
contact AnnMarie Williams at [email protected] or 301-796-
5966 at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee 
meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures 
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: January 4, 2017.
Janice M. Soreth,
Associate Commissioner, Special Medical Programs.
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                                                https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the                 its consideration of comments. The
                                                instructions for submitting comments.                                                                          Leslie Kux,
                                                                                                        second copy, which will have the
                                                Comments submitted electronically,                                                                             Associate Commissioner for Policy.
                                                                                                        claimed confidential information
                                                including attachments, to https://                                                                             [FR Doc. 2017–00094 Filed 1–6–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        redacted/blacked out, will be available
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                                                                                                        name and contact information to be
                                                confidential information that you or a                  made publicly available, you can
                                                third party may not wish to be posted,                                                                         Food and Drug Administration
                                                                                                        provide this information on the cover
                                                such as medical information, your or                    sheet and not in the body of your                      [Docket No. FDA–2016–N–0001]
                                                anyone else’s Social Security number, or                comments and you must identify this
                                                confidential business information, such                 information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any                   Circulatory System Devices Panel of
                                                as a manufacturing process. Please note                 information marked as ‘‘confidential’’                 the Medical Devices Advisory
                                                that if you include your name, contact                  will not be disclosed except in                        Committee; Notice of Meeting
                                                information, or other information that                  accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other                 AGENCY:   Food and Drug Administration,
                                                identifies you in the body of your                      applicable disclosure law. For more                    HHS.
                                                comments, that information will be                      information about FDA’s posting of                     ACTION:   Notice.
                                                posted on https://www.regulations.gov.                  comments to public dockets, see 80 FR
                                                  • If you want to submit a comment                     56469, September 18, 2015, or access                   SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug
                                                with confidential information that you                  the information at: http://www.fda.gov/                Administration (FDA) announces a
                                                do not wish to be made available to the                 regulatoryinformation/dockets/                         forthcoming public advisory committee
                                                public, submit the comment as a                         default.htm.                                           meeting of the Circulatory System
                                                written/paper submission and in the                        Docket: For access to the docket to                 Devices Panel of the Medical Devices
                                                manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper                    read background documents or the                       Advisory Committee. The general
                                                Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).                    electronic and written/paper comments                  function of the committee is to provide
                                                Written Submissions                                     received, go to https://                               advice and recommendations to the
                                                                                                        www.regulations.gov and insert the                     Agency on FDA’s regulatory issues. The
                                                   Submit written submissions in the                                                                           meeting will be open to the public.
                                                                                                        docket number(s), found in brackets in
                                                following ways:
                                                                                                        the heading of this document, into the                 DATES: The meeting will be held on
                                                   • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
                                                                                                        ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts                  February 23, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
                                                written/paper submissions): Division of
                                                                                                        and/or go to the Division of Dockets                   ADDRESSES: Hilton Washington, DC/
                                                Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food
                                                                                                        Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm.                     North, Salons A, B, C and D, 620 Perry
                                                and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
                                                                                                        1061, Rockville, MD 20852.                             Pkwy., Gaithersburg, MD 20877. The
                                                Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
                                                   • For written/paper comments                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara                  hotel’s phone number is 301–977–8900.
                                                submitted to the Division of Dockets                    Gooen Bizjak, Center for Drug                          Answers to commonly asked questions
                                                Management, FDA will post your                          Evaluation and Research, Food and                      including information regarding special
                                                comment, as well as any attachments,                    Drug Administration, 10903 New                         accommodations due to a disability,
                                                except for information submitted,                       Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, Rm. 2109,                    visitor parking, and transportation may
                                                marked and identified, as confidential,                 Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–                     be accessed at: http://www.fda.gov/
                                                if submitted as detailed in                             796–3257 or Stephen Ripley, Center for                 AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisory
                                                ‘‘Instructions.’’                                       Biologics Evaluation and Research,                     Committees/ucm408555.htm.
                                                   Instructions: All submissions received               Food and Drug Administration, 10903                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                must include the Docket No. FDA–                        New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm.                      Evella Washington, Center for Devices
                                                2015–D–2537 for ‘‘Submission of                         7301, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002,                    and Radiological Health, Food and Drug
                                                Quality Metrics Data; Revised Draft                     240–402–7911.                                          Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
                                                Guidance for Industry.’’ Received                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the                      Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. G640, Silver Spring,
                                                comments will be placed in the docket                   Federal Register of November 25, 2016,                 MD 20993–0002, Evella.Washington@
                                                and, except for those submitted as                      FDA published a notice of revised draft                fda.hhs.gov, 301–796–6683, or FDA
                                                ‘‘Confidential Submissions,’’ publicly                  guidance availability with a 60-day                    Advisory Committee Information Line,
                                                viewable at https://www.regulations.gov                 comment period. Comments on the                        1–800–741–8138 (301–443–0572 in the
                                                or at the Division of Dockets                           notice of revised draft guidance                       Washington, DC area). A notice in the
                                                                                                                                                               Federal Register about last minute
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                                                Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,                   availability will inform FDA’s
                                                Monday through Friday.                                  development and proposed                               modifications that impact a previously
                                                   • Confidential Submissions—To                        implementation of a voluntary phase of                 announced advisory committee meeting
                                                submit a comment with confidential                      the quality metrics program.                           cannot always be published quickly
                                                information that you do not wish to be                     FDA is extending the comment period                 enough to provide timely notice.
                                                made publicly available, submit your                    for an additional 60 days, until March                 Therefore, you should always check the
                                                comments only as a written/paper                        27, 2017. The Agency believes that a 60-               Agency’s Web site at http://
                                                submission. You should submit two                       day extension of the comment period for                www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/


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                                                default.htm and scroll down to the                      accommodate persons with disabilities.                 diagnosis of Zika virus infection, subject
                                                appropriate advisory committee meeting                  If you require accommodations due to a                 to the terms of any authorization issued
                                                link, or call the advisory committee                    disability, please contact AnnMarie                    under the FD&C Act. The Authorization,
                                                information line to learn about possible                Williams at AnnMarie.Williams@                         which includes an explanation of the
                                                modifications before coming to the                      fda.hhs.gov or 301–796–5966 at least 7                 reasons for issuance, is reprinted in this
                                                meeting.                                                days in advance of the meeting.                        document.
                                                                                                           FDA is committed to the orderly                     DATES: The Authorization is effective as
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                        conduct of its advisory committee                      of December 9, 2016.
                                                   Agenda: On February 23, 2017, the
                                                                                                        meetings. Please visit our Web site at                 ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for
                                                committee will discuss and make
                                                                                                        http://www.fda.gov/Advisory                            single copies of the EUA to the Office
                                                recommendations on clinical
                                                                                                        Committees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/                    of Counterterrorism and Emerging
                                                information related to the de novo
                                                                                                        ucm111462.htm for procedures on                        Threats, Food and Drug Administration,
                                                request for the Sentinel® Cerebral
                                                                                                        public conduct during advisory                         10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 1,
                                                Protection System, a first of a kind
                                                                                                        committee meetings.                                    Rm. 4338, Silver Spring, MD 20993–
                                                embolic protection device to be used                       Notice of this meeting is given under
                                                with transcatheter aortic valve                                                                                0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive
                                                                                                        the Federal Advisory Committee Act                     label to assist that office in processing
                                                replacement (TAVR) procedures.                          (5 U.S.C. app. 2).
                                                   FDA intends to make background                                                                              your request or include a fax number to
                                                material available to the public no later                 Dated: January 4, 2017.                              which the Authorization may be sent.
                                                than 2 business days before the meeting.                Janice M. Soreth,                                      See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
                                                If FDA is unable to post the background                 Associate Commissioner, Special Medical                section for electronic access to the
                                                material on its Web site prior to the                   Programs.                                              Authorization.
                                                meeting, the background material will                   [FR Doc. 2017–00143 Filed 1–6–17; 8:45 am]             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                be made publicly available at the                       BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                 Carmen Maher, Office of
                                                location of the advisory committee                                                                             Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats,
                                                meeting, and the background material                                                                           Food and Drug Administration, 10903
                                                will be posted on FDA’s Web site after                  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                               New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 1, Rm.
                                                the meeting. Background material is                     HUMAN SERVICES                                         4347, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002,
                                                available at http://www.fda.gov/                                                                               301–796–8510 (this is not a toll free
                                                                                                        Food and Drug Administration
                                                AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/                                                                                   number).
                                                default.htm. Scroll down to the                         [Docket No. FDA–2016–N–4586]                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                appropriate advisory committee meeting
                                                link.                                                   Authorization of Emergency Use of an                   I. Background
                                                   Procedure: Interested persons may                    In Vitro Diagnostic Device for                            Section 564 of the FD&C Act (21
                                                present data, information, or views,                    Detection of Zika Virus; Availability                  U.S.C. 360bbb–3) as amended by the
                                                orally or in writing, on issues pending                 AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,               Project BioShield Act of 2004 (Pub. L.
                                                before the committee. Written                           HHS.                                                   108–276) and the Pandemic and All-
                                                submissions may be made to the contact                  ACTION:   Notice.                                      Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization
                                                person on or before February 9, 2017.                                                                          Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113–5) allows FDA
                                                Oral presentations from the public will                 SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug                           to strengthen the public health
                                                be scheduled between approximately                      Administration (FDA) is announcing the                 protections against biological, chemical,
                                                1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Those individuals                     issuance of an Emergency Use                           nuclear, and radiological agents. Among
                                                interested in making formal oral                        Authorization (EUA) (the Authorization)                other things, section 564 of the FD&C
                                                presentations should notify the contact                 for an in vitro diagnostic device for                  Act allows FDA to authorize the use of
                                                person and submit a brief statement of                  detection of the Zika virus in response                an unapproved medical product or an
                                                the general nature of the evidence or                   to the Zika virus outbreak in the                      unapproved use of an approved medical
                                                arguments they wish to present, the                     Americas. FDA issued this                              product in certain situations. With this
                                                names and addresses of proposed                         Authorization under the Federal Food,                  EUA authority, FDA can help assure
                                                participants, and an indication of the                  Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act),                 that medical countermeasures may be
                                                approximate time requested to make                      as requested by ELITechGroup Inc.                      used in emergencies to diagnose, treat,
                                                their presentation on or before February                Molecular Diagnostics. The                             or prevent serious or life-threatening
                                                1, 2017. Time allotted for each                         Authorization contains, among other                    diseases or conditions caused by
                                                presentation may be limited. If the                     things, conditions on the emergency use                biological, chemical, nuclear, or
                                                number of registrants requesting to                     of the authorized in vitro diagnostic                  radiological agents when there are no
                                                speak is greater than can be reasonably                 device. The Authorization follows the                  adequate, approved, and available
                                                accommodated during the scheduled                       February 26, 2016, determination by the                alternatives.
                                                open public hearing session, FDA may                    Secretary of Health and Human Services                    Section 564(b)(1) of the FD&C Act
                                                conduct a lottery to determine the                      (HHS) that there is a significant                      provides that, before an EUA may be
                                                speakers for the scheduled open public                  potential for a public health emergency                issued, the Secretary of HHS must
                                                hearing session. The contact person will                that has a significant potential to affect             declare that circumstances exist
                                                notify interested persons regarding their               national security or the health and                    justifying the authorization based on
                                                                                                        security of U.S. citizens living abroad                one of the following grounds: (1) A
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                                                request to speak by February 2, 2017.
                                                   Persons attending FDA’s advisory                     and that involves Zika virus. On the                   determination by the Secretary of
                                                committee meetings are advised that the                 basis of such determination, the                       Homeland Security that there is a
                                                Agency is not responsible for providing                 Secretary of HHS declared on February                  domestic emergency, or a significant
                                                access to electrical outlets.                           26, 2016, that circumstances exist                     potential for a domestic emergency,
                                                   FDA welcomes the attendance of the                   justifying the authorization of                        involving a heightened risk of attack
                                                public at its advisory committee                        emergency use of in vitro diagnostic                   with a biological, chemical, radiological,
                                                meetings and will make every effort to                  tests for detection of Zika virus and/or               or nuclear agent or agents; (2) a


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe meeting will be held on February 23, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
ContactEvella Washington, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. G640, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, [email protected], 301-796-6683, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area). A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you should always check the Agency's Web site at http://www.fda.gov/ AdvisoryCommittees/ default.htm and scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting link, or call the advisory committee information line to learn about possible modifications before coming to the meeting.
FR Citation82 FR 2368 

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