
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22147-22148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08970]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2014-N-0001]


Gastroenterology and Urology 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: Gastroenterology and Urology 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 17, 2014, from 8 
a.m. to 6 p.m.
    Location: FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Building 
31 Conference Center, the Great Room (Rm. 1503), Silver Spring, MD 
20993-0002. Information regarding special accommodations due to a 
disability, visitor parking, and transportation may be accessed at: 
http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm; under the heading 
``Resources for You,'' click on ``Public Meetings at the FDA White Oak 
Campus.'' Please note that visitors to the White Oak Campus must enter 
through Building. 1.
    Contact Person: Abbas Bandukwala, Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 1535, Silver Spring MD 20993-0002, 301-796-6386, 
email: Abbas.Bandukwala@fda.hhs.gov, 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 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 June 17, 2014, the committee will discuss, make 
recommendations, and vote on information regarding the premarket 
application (PMA) for the Maestro[supreg] Rechargeable System sponsored 
by Enteromedics, Inc. The Maestro[supreg] Rechargeable System provides 
VBLOC Therapy. The implantable device is a neuromodulator, which 
delivers high frequency (5000 Hertz), controllable electrical pulses to 
the intra-abdominal vagus nerve trunks. The effect of VBLOC therapy is 
reported to suppress neural signals carried by the vagus nerve trunks, 
resulting in decreased hunger pangs, decreased digestive enzyme 
secretion and calorie absorption, and increased satiety. The device 
consists of implantable electronic device components that deliver VBLOC 
therapy, and external components that regulate device performance.
    The proposed indication for use for the Maestro[supreg] 
Rechargeable System, as stated in the PMA, is as follows:
    The Maestro[supreg] Rechargeable System is indicated for use in 
weight reduction in adult patients with obesity that have a Body Mass 
Index (BMI) of at least 40 kilograms per square meter (kg/m\2\), or a 
BMI of at least 35 kg/m\2\ with one or more obesity related comorbid 
conditions, and have failed a more conservative weight reduction 
alternative.
    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/

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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 May 
13, 2014. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between 
approximately 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. 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 May 5, 2014. 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 May 6, 2014.
    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 James Clark at 
James.Clark@fda.hhs.gov, or 301-796-5293 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: April 15, 2014.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-08970 Filed 4-18-14; 8:45 am]
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