[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57867-57868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20446]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2020-N-0008]
Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory
Committee; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, Health and Human Services (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 take place virtually on October 27, 2020, from
9 a.m. Eastern Time to 6 p.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: Please note that due to the impact of this COVID-19
pandemic, all meeting participants will be joining this advisory
committee meeting via an online teleconferencing platform. Answers to
commonly asked questions about FDA advisory committee meetings may be
accessed at: https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm408555.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aden Asefa, Center for Devices and
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5214, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-0400,
aden.asefa@fda.hhs.gov, 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 website at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees and scroll down to the appropriate advisory
committee meeting link, or call the advisory committee information line
to learn about possible modifications before the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda: The meeting presentations will be heard, viewed, captioned,
and recorded through an online teleconferencing platform. On October
27, 2020, the committee will discuss, make recommendations, and vote on
information regarding the premarket approval application for the
Neovasc Reducer System sponsored by Neovasc, Inc. The proposed
Indication for Use of the Neovasc Reducer System is for patients
suffering from refractory angina pectoris despite guideline directed
medical therapy, who are unsuitable for revascularization by coronary
artery bypass grafting or by percutaneous coronary intervention.
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 website prior to the meeting, the
background material will be made publicly available on FDA's website at
the time of the advisory committee meeting, and the background
materials will be posted on FDA's website after the meeting. Background
material and the link to the online teleconference meeting room will be
available at https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/medical-devices-advisory-committee/circulatory-system-devices-panel.
Select the link for the 2020 Meeting Materials. The meeting will
include
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slide presentations with audio components to allow the presentation of
materials in a manner that most closely resembles an in-person advisory
committee meeting.
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
October 9, 2020. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled
on October 27, 2020, between approximately 1 p.m. Eastern Time and 2
p.m. Eastern Time. Those individuals interested in making formal oral
presentations should notify the contact person (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT). The notification should include 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 October 1, 2020. 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 October
2, 2020.
For press inquiries, please contact the Office of Media Affairs at
fdaoma@fda.hhs.gov or 301-796-4540.
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 Annmarie.Williams@fda.hhs.gov 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 website at https://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: September 11, 2020.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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