Fw: Details of upcoming FDA Panel on hopefully dis-approving silicone gel implants ....

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Reminder:

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: " Ilena " <ilena@...>

> > Newsgroups: alt.support.breast-implant

> > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 8:45 AM

> > Subject: Details of upcoming FDA Panel on hopefully dis-approving

silicone

> > gel implants ....

>

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfAdvisory/details.cfm?mtg

=388

> > >

> > > Name of Committee

> > >

> > >

> > > General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel

> > >

> > >

> > > Date and Time

> > > The meeting will be held on the following dates:

> > > Oct 14, 2003 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

> > > Oct 15, 2003 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

> > >

> > > Location

> > > Gaithersburg Marriott, Grand Ballroom

> > > 9751 Washingtonian Blvd.

> > > Gaithersburg , MD

> > >

> > > Hotel Accommodations

> > > A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved at the Gaithersburg

> > > Marriott, 9751 Washingtonian Blvd.,

> > > Gaithersburg, MD (phone: 301-590-0044) for arrival on October 13,

> > > 2003, and departure on October 15, 2003. Rooms not reserved by

> > > September 22, 2003 will be released back to the hotel. Please

> > > reference FDA's General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel when making

> > > your reservation.

> > >

> > > Contact Information

> > > Krause, Center for Devices and Radiological Health (HFZ-410),

> > > Food and Drug Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD

> > > 20850, 301-594-3090, ext. 141, or FDA Advisory Committee Information

> > > Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC area), code

> > > 12519. Please call the Information Line or access the Internet address

> > > of

> >

>

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfAdvisory/details.cfm?mtg

=388

> > > for up-to-date

> > > information on this meeting.

> > >

> > > Agenda

> > > On October 14 and 15, 2003, the committee will discuss, make

> > > recommendations, and vote on a premarket

> > > approval application for Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Prostheses.

> > > Background information, including the agenda and questions for the

> > > committee, will be available to the public on October 10, 2003, on the

> > > Internet at http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/panelmtg.html.

> > >

> > > 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 by September 30, 2003.

> > > Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled on October 14,

> > > 2003, between approximately 8 a.m. and 12 m., and on October 15, 2003,

> > > between approximately 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Time allotted for each

> > > presentation is limited. Those desiring to make formal oral

> > > presentations should notify the contact

> > > person before September 30, 2003, and submit a brief statement of the

> > > general nature of the comments they wish to present, and the names and

> > > addresses of proposed participants. Persons attending FDA's advisory

> > > committee meetings are advised that the agency is not responsible for

> > > providing access to electrical outlets. Notice of this meeting is

> > > given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

> > >

> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > >

> > > For what you can do to let your implant related experiences be known,

> > please visit:

> > >

> > > www.BreastImplantAwareness.org

> >

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