[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 163 (Thursday, August 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47645-47646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18394]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2021-N-0008]


General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Medical Devices 
Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming 
public advisory committee meeting of the General and Plastic Surgery 
Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee. The general 
function of the committee is to provide advice and recommendations to 
the Agency on FDA's regulatory issues. The meeting will be open to the 
public.

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DATES: The meeting will take place virtually on October 20, 2021, from 
9 a.m. Eastern Time to 6 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Please note that due to the impact of this COVID-19 
pandemic, all meeting participants will be joining this advisory 
committee meeting via an online teleconferencing platform. Answers to 
commonly asked questions including information regarding special 
accommodations due to a disability may be accessed at: https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm408555.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Candace Nalls, Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5216, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 
[email protected], 301-636-0510, or FDA Advisory Committee 
Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC 
area). A notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications 
that impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot 
always be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, 
you should always check the Agency's website at: https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm and scroll down to the appropriate 
advisory committee meeting link or call the advisory committee 
information line to learn about possible modifications before the 
meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Agenda: The meeting presentations will be heard, viewed, captioned, 
and recorded through an online teleconferencing platform. On October 
20, 2021, the committee will discuss, make recommendations, and vote on 
information regarding the premarket approval application (PMA) for the 
SurgiMend PRS Acellular Bovine Dermal Matrix (SurgiMend PRS ABDM) by 
Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The proposed Indication for Use, as 
stated in the PMA, is as follows: SurgiMend PRS Acellular Bovine Dermal 
Matrix is intended for use as soft tissue support in post-mastectomy 
breast reconstruction. SurgiMend PRS Acellular Bovine Dermal Matrix is 
specifically indicated for immediate, two-stage, submuscular, 
alloplastic breast reconstruction.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no 
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post 
the background material on its website prior to the meeting, the 
background material will be made publicly available on FDA's website at 
the time of the advisory committee meeting, and the background material 
will be posted on FDA's website after the meeting. Background material 
and the link to the online teleconference meeting room will be 
available at https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/medical-devices-advisory-committee/general-and-plastic-surgery-devices-panel. Select 
the link for the 2021 Meeting Materials. The meeting will include slide 
presentations with audio components to allow the presentation of 
materials in a manner that most closely resembles an in-person advisory 
committee meeting.
    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 on or before 
October 6, 2021. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled 
on October 20, 2021, between approximately 2 p.m. Eastern Time and 3 
p.m. Eastern Time. Those individuals interested in making formal oral 
presentations should notify the contact person (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT). The notification should include 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 
on or before September 28, 2021. Time allotted for each presentation 
may be limited. If the number of registrants requesting to speak is 
greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open 
public hearing session, FDA may conduct a lottery to determine the 
speakers for the scheduled open public hearing sessions. The contact 
person will notify interested persons regarding their request to speak 
by September 29, 2021.
    For press inquiries, please contact the Office of Media Affairs at 
[email protected] or 301-796-4540.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee 
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with 
disabilities. If you require accommodations due to a disability, please 
contact Ann Marie Williams at [email protected] or 301-796-
5966 at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee 
meetings. Please visit our website at: https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures 
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: August 20, 2021.
Lauren K. Roth,
Acting Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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