[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 76 (Thursday, April 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20757-20758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7948]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


Anesthesiology and Respiratory Therapy 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: Anesthesiology and Respiratory Therapy 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 May 13, 2005, from 8 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
    Location: Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg, Salons A and B, 
620 Perry Pkwy., Gaithersburg, MD.
    Contact Person: Neel Patel, Center for Devices and Radiological 
Health (HFZ-480), Food and Drug Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd., 
Rockville, MD 20850, 301-443-8611, ext. 3, or FDA Advisory Committee 
Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC 
area), code 3014512624. Please call the Information Line for up-to-date 
information on this meeting.
    Agenda: The committee will hear a presentation on FDA's Critical 
Path Initiative and a presentation by the Office of Surveillance and 
Biometrics in

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the Center for Devices and Radiological Health outlining their 
responsibility for the review of postmarket study design. The committee 
will also discuss and make recommendations regarding general issues for 
pulse oximeters. The issues include the equivalence of reflectance 
sensor technology to transmissive sensor technology; validation 
recommendations for neonatal intended use; and over-the-counter (OTC) 
use of pulse oximeters.
    Background information for the topics, including the agenda and 
questions for the committee, will be available to the public 1 business 
day before the meeting on the Internet at http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/panelmtg.html.
    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 May 3, 2005. 
Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled for approximately 
30 minutes at the beginning of committee deliberations and for 
approximately 30 minutes near the end of the deliberations. Time 
allotted for each presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make 
formal oral presentations should notify the contact person by May 3, 
2005, 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.
    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 
physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special 
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Shirley Meeks, 
Conference Management Staff, at 240-276-0450, ext. 105, at least 7 days 
in advance of the meeting.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: April 13, 2005.
Sheila Dearybury Walcoff,
Associate Commissioner for External Relations.
[FR Doc. 05-7948 Filed 4-20-05; 8:45 am]
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