[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48625-48628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19982]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2019-N-3277]
Revocation of Authorization of Emergency Use of an In Vitro
Diagnostic Device for Detection and/or Diagnosis of Zika Virus
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
revocation of the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) (the Authorization)
issued to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. (Siemens), for the ADVIA
Centaur Zika test. FDA revoked this Authorization on July 17, 2019,
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), in
consideration of the premarket notification submission submitted to FDA
by Siemens for the ADVIA Centaur Zika test that was determined to be
substantially equivalent to a legally marketed class II predicate
device on July 17, 2019. The revocation, which includes an explanation
of the reasons for revocation, is reprinted in this document.
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DATES: The Authorization is revoked as of July 17, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of the revocation
to the Office of Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats, Food and Drug
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 1, Rm. 4338, Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist
that office in processing your request or include a fax number to which
the revocation may be sent. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
for electronic access to the revocation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer J. Ross, Office of
Counterterrorism and Emerging Threats, Food and Drug Administration,
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 1, Rm. 4332, Silver Spring, MD 20993-
0002, 240-402-8155 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 564 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb-3), as amended by the
Project BioShield Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-276) and the Pandemic and
All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113-5)
allows FDA to strengthen the public health protections against
biological, chemical, nuclear, and radiological agents. Among other
things, section 564 of the FD&C Act allows FDA to authorize the use of
an unapproved medical product or an unapproved use of an approved
medical product in certain situations. On September 18, 2017, FDA
issued an EUA to Siemens, for the ADVIA Centaur Zika test, subject to
the terms of the Authorization. Notice of the issuance of the
Authorization was published in the Federal Register on November 17,
2017 (82 FR 54361), as required by section 564(h)(1) of the FD&C Act.
In response to requests from Siemens, the EUA was amended on November
16, 2017, and April 18, 2019. Subsequently, on May 23, 2019, FDA
classified a de novo application for a generic Zika virus serological
reagents device as Class II (special controls) under product code QFO
(https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf18/DEN180069.pdf). Under
section 564(g)(2) of the FD&C Act, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services may revoke an EUA if, among other things, the criteria for
issuance are no longer met.
II. EUA Criteria for Issuance No Longer Met
On July 17, 2019, FDA revoked the EUA for Siemens' ADVIA Centaur
Zika test because the criteria for issuance were no longer met. Under
section 564(c)(3) of the FD&C Act, an EUA may be issued only if FDA
concludes there is no adequate, approved, and available alternative to
the product for diagnosing, preventing, or treating the disease or
condition. FDA has determined that the criteria for issuance of such
authorization under section 564(c)(3) of the FD&C Act are no longer met
because Siemens' ADVIA Centaur Zika test was determined on July 17,
2019, to be substantially equivalent to a legally marketed class II
predicate device with the generic name ``Zika virus serological
reagents'' (https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf19/K191578.pdf). As such, FDA concluded that there is an adequate,
approved, and available alternative for diagnosing Zika virus infection
for purposes of section 564(c)(3) of the FD&C Act and accordingly
revoked the Authorization pursuant to section 564(g)(2)(B) of the FD&C
Act.
III. Electronic Access
An electronic version of this document and the full text of the
revocation are available on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov/.
IV. The Revocation
Having concluded that the criteria for revocation of the
Authorization under section 564(g) of the FD&C Act are met, FDA has
revoked the EUA for Siemens' ADVIA Centaur Zika test. The revocation in
its entirety follows and provides an explanation of the reasons for
revocation, as required by section 564(h)(1) of the FD&C Act.
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Dated: September 11, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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