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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 94N-0318]

 

Medical Devices; Alternatives to Silicone Breast Implants; Notice 
of Workshop

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public 
scientific workshop to discuss draft guidance for manufacturers 
concerning testing requirements for alternatives to breast prostheses 
containing silicone.

DATES: The public workshop will be held on October 21, 1994, 8:15 a.m. 
to 6 p.m. Public participation will take the form of written questions 
that may be submitted at the meeting. Written comments regarding the 
workshop may be submitted by December 2, 1994.

ADDRESSES: The public workshop will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 
2500 Calvert St. NW., Washington, DC 20028. Advance registration, 
including a $40.00 registration fee, is required. A registration form 
may be obtained by contacting Sociometrics, Inc., 8300 Colesville Rd., 
suite 550, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301-608-2151 or 1-800-729-0890 (FAX 
301-608-3542). Written comments regarding the workshop may be submitted 
to the Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, rm. 1-23, 12420 Parklawn Dr., Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John J. Langone or Mary Elizabeth 
Jacobs, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (HFZ-113), Food and 
Drug Administration, 12709 Twinbrook Pkwy., Rockville, MD 20852, 301-
443-2911 or 301-443-7115, respectively (FAX 301-594-6775).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA recognizes that many women needing or 
wanting breast implants would like to have a safe and effective 
alternative to breast prostheses containing silicone. In addition, 
potential manufacturers of these medical devices would like to know the 
agency's views on testing requirements for alternative breast implants 
intended for reconstruction and/or augmentation. The purpose of the 
scientific workshop is to provide a forum for FDA to present draft 
guidance concerning alternative breast prostheses testing requirements. 
Among the major topics planned for discussion are developments in 
biomaterials, chemical characterization of materials, mechanical 
testing, preclinical biological testing, clinical testing, quality of 
life considerations, requirements for investigational device exemptions 
and premarket approval applications, and postmarket-epidemiological 
issues. The workshop will include discussion and an exchange of 
information by invited scientific authorities.

    Dated: September 12, 1994.
D.B. Burlington,
Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
[FR Doc. 94-23152 Filed 9-19-94; 8:45 am]
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