[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 32014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15556]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


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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    This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory 
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will 
be open to the public.
    Name of Committee: Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical 
Devices Advisory Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and 
recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on June 29 and 30, 1998, 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Location: Corporate Bldg., conference room 020B, 9200 Corporate 
Blvd., Rockville, MD.
    Contact Person: John E. Stuhlmuller, Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health (HFZ-450), Food and Drug Administration, 9200 
Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850, 301-443-8243, ext. 157, or FDA 
Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in 
the Washington, DC area), code 12625. Please call the Information Line 
for up-to-date information on this meeting.
    Agenda: On June 29, 1998, the committee will discuss, make 
recommendations, and vote on a premarket approval application for an 
external compression device used in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. On 
June 30, 1998, the committee will discuss and make recommendations on 
permanent cardiovascular implants such as heart valves and vascular 
grafts.
    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 by June 18, 1998. 
Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between 
approximately 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. on June 29 and 30, 1998. Near the 
end of committee deliberations on both days, a 30-minute open public 
session will be conducted to address issues specific to the submission 
or topic before the committee. Time allotted for each presentation may 
be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral presentations should 
notify the contact person before June 18, 1998, 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.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: June 4, 1998.
Michael A. Friedman,
Deputy Commissioner for Operations.
[FR Doc. 98-15556 Filed 6-10-98; 8:45 am]
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