
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 42503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17668]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2012-N-0001]


Ophthalmic 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: Ophthalmic 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 September 28, 2012, from 
8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
    Location: Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg, Salons A, B, C 
and D, 620 Perry Pkwy., Gaithersburg, MD 20877. The hotel's telephone 
number is 301-977-8900.
    Contact Person: Natasha Facey, Center for Devices and Radiological 
Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 
66, rm. 1544, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, Natasha.Facey@fda.hhs.gov, 
301-796-5290, or FDA Advisory Committee Information Line, 1-800-741-
8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), to find out further 
information regarding FDA advisory committee information. 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 Web site at http://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 coming to 
the meeting.
    Agenda: On September 28, 2012, the committee will discuss, make 
recommendations and vote on information regarding the humanitarian 
device exemption (HDE) application for the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis 
System sponsored by Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. The proposed 
Indication for Use for the Argus II (as stated in the HDE) is as 
follows:
    The Argus II System is indicated for use in patients with severe to 
profound retinitis pigmentosa who meet the following criteria:
     Adults, age 25 years or older.
     Bare light or no light perception in both eyes with 
Snellen acuity worse than 20/2100 or 2.1 logMAR. If the patient has no 
residual light perception, the retina must be able to respond to 
electrical stimulation as evidenced by an electrically evoked response.
     Previous history of useful form vision.
    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 Web site prior to the meeting, the 
background material will be made publicly available at the location of 
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be 
posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is 
available at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting 
link.
    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 
September 17, 2012. Oral presentations from the public will be 
scheduled between approximately 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on September 28, 
2012. Those individuals interested in making formal oral presentations 
should notify the contact person 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 on or before 
September 7, 2012. 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 session. The contact person will notify 
interested persons regarding their request to speak by September 10, 
2012.
    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 AnnMarie Williams at 
Annmarie.Williams@fda.hhs.gov 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 Web site at http://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: July 16, 2012.
Jill Hartzler Warner,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Special Medical Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-17668 Filed 7-18-12; 8:45 am]
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