Advisory Committee Meeting
Event Title
April 20, 2023: Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Meeting Announcement
April 20, 2023
- Date:
- April 20, 2023
- Time:
- 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM ET
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Center | Date | Time | Location |
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CDRH | April 20, 2023 | 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | 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. |
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2023-N-0008]
Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming public advisory committee meeting of the Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation 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.
DATES: The meeting will take place virtually on April 20, 2023, from 9 a.m. 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/advisory-committees/about-advisory-committees/common-questions-and-answers-about-fda-advisory-committee-meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Akinola Awojope, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg., 66, Rm. 5214, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, Akinola.Awojope@fda.hhs.gov, 301-636-0512, 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 April 20, 2023, the committee will discuss, make recommendations, and vote on clinical information related to the De Novo request for the NUsurface Meniscus Implant sponsored by Active Implants, Inc. The device is a polymeric disc-shaped device implanted in the medial compartment of the knee to distribute load between the distal femur and proximal tibia and is intended to improve pain and function in the medial compartment of a knee in which the medial meniscus has been resected.
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/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm. Scroll down and select the appropriate advisory committee meeting link. 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 April 4, 2023. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled on April 20, 2023, between approximately 1 p.m. and 2 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 March 27, 2023. 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 March 28, 2023.
For press inquiries, please contact the Office of Media Affairs at mailto:fdaoma@fda.hhs.gov 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 Artair.Mallett@fda.hhs.gov or 301-796-9638 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: March 1, 2023.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy
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 or call the committee’s Designated Federal Officer (see Contact Information) to learn about possible modifications before coming to the meeting.
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 disabilities. If you require accommodations due to a disability, please contact the committee’s Designated Federal Officer (see Contact Information) at least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
Answers to commonly asked questions including information regarding special accommodations due to a disability may be accessed at: Common Questions and Answers about FDA Advisory Committee Meetings.
FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee meetings. Please visit our Web site at Public Conduct During FDA Advisory Committee Meetings 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).
Event Materials
Title | File Type/Size | Source Organization |
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ORDP April 20, 2023 Webcast Links | pdf (152.65 KB) | FDA |
ORDP April 20, 2023 Agenda | pdf (131.44 KB) | FDA |
ORDP April 20, 2023 FDA Executive Summary | pdf (3.92 MB) | FDA |
ORDP April 20, 2023 FDA Non-Voting Questions | pdf (204.65 KB) | FDA |
ORDP April 20, 2023 Roster | pdf (184.45 KB) | FDA |
ORDP April 20, 2023 FDA Voting Question | pdf (180.17 KB) | FDA |
ORDP April 20, 2023 NUsurface Executive Summary | pdf (6.71 MB) | Non-FDA |
ORDP April 20, 2023 24 Hour Summary | pdf (387.52 KB) | FDA |
ORDP April 20, 2023 Transcript | pdf (1.64 MB) | FDA |
ORDP April 20, 2023 Patient Statement | pdf (45.62 KB) | Non-FDA |
ORDP April 20, 2023 Summary Minutes | pdf (491.98 KB) | FDA |
ORDP April 20, 2023 Presentation (NUsurface) | pdf (83.34 MB) | Non-FDA |
ORDP April 20, 2023 Presentation (Peter Yang) | pdf (0 B) | FDA |
ORDP April 20, 2023 Presentation (Ouided Rouabhi) | pdf (1.07 MB) | FDA |
ORDP April 20, 2023 Presentation (FDA) | pdf (2.56 MB) | FDA |