[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 20111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5783]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation 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: Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation 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 2, 2006, from 8:30 
a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
    Location: Holiday Inn, Walker/Whetstone Rooms, Two Montgomery 
Village Ave., Gaithersburg, MD.
    Contact Person: Janet L. Scudiero, Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health (HFZ-410), Food and Drug Administration, 9200 
Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850, 301-594-1184, ext. 176, or FDA 
Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in 
the Washington, DC area), code 3014512521. Please call the Information 
Line for up-to-date information on this meeting.
    Agenda: The committee will discuss and make a recommendation on the 
reclassification of the noninvasive bone growth stimulator indicated 
for the treatment of established nonunion fractures acquired secondary 
to trauma and as an adjunct to the treatment of lumbar spinal fusion 
surgery for one or two levels.
    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/panel 
(click on ``Upcoming CDRH Advisory Panel/Committee Meetings'').
    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 19, 2006. 
Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between 
approximately 8:45 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. Time allotted for each 
presentation may be limited. Those desiring to make formal oral 
presentations should notify the contact person before May 19, 2006, 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 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 12, 2006.
Jason Brodsky,
Acting Associate Commissioner for External Relations.
[FR Doc. E6-5783 Filed 4-18-06; 8:45 am]
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