Medical Devices
Town Hall Discussion With the Director of CDRH and Other Senior Center Management, June 22, 2010
This was the second of three CDRH Town Hall Meetings held in 2010. Other locations included:
- Bloomington, Minnesota: May 18, 2010
- Los Angeles, California: October 7, 2010
Date, Time and Location
This meeting was held on June 22, 2010 at 8:00 a.m., at the following location:
Hilton Boston/Woburn
Two Forbes Road
Woburn, MA 01801
Phone: 781-932-0999
The meeting was not videotaped or webcast.
Supplementary Information
Background
CDRH announced four priority areas of activity for fiscal year 2010, each of which presents significant opportunities to improve the Center’s effectiveness in fulfilling our public health mission. More information, including specific goals and actions associated with each priority, is available under “CDRH Strategic Planning” at: http://wcms.fda.gov/FDAgov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/OfficeofMedicalProductsandTobacco/CDRH/default.htm.
Public Meeting
The objective of this public meeting was to present the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) FY 2010 Priorities. In addition, FDA was interested in engaging in discussions about issues that are of importance to the medical device industry. CDRH wishes to obtain feedback/ideas for facilitating two-way communication between CDRH and the medical device industry.
The meeting opened with an introduction of CDRH Senior Staff in attendance. Following introductions, Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, the Director of CDRH, presented the FY 2010 CDRH Priorities. Next, industry representatives and other public citizens were given the opportunity to present comments to CDRH Senior Staff. In addition, the attendees from CDRH responded to questions presented by industry and other public citizens.
Transcripts
Transcripts of the public meeting may be requested in writing from the Freedom of Information Office (HFI-35), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, rm. 6-30, Rockville, MD 20857, approximately 15 working days after the public meeting at a cost of 10 cents per page.
The transcript may also be viewed online:
Meeting Agenda
| 8:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks/Welcome: Dr. Jeff Shuren, Director, CDRH, FDA |
| 8:15 a.m. | Public Presentations |
| 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30 a.m. | Question & Answer Session: Dr. Jeff Shuren, Director, CDRH Dr. Markham Luke, Office of Device Evaluation, CDRH Dr. Alberto Gutierrez, Office of InVitro Diagnostics, CDRH Mr. Steven Silverman, Office of Compliance, CDRH |
| 12:00 p.m. | Adjourn Public Meeting |
| 12:15 p.m. | Press Conference |
Speaker List
- Ms. Pam Weagraff, Quintiles, Representing Mass Medic
- Mr. Richard Eaton, MITA
- Ms. Maha Sallam, VuEssence, Inc.
- Mr. Zvi Ladin, Boston MedTech Advisors
- Mr. William Christianson, DePuy Spine
- Mr. Peter Steiger, Optasia Medical
- Mr. Mathew Price, Centurion Medical Products
- Mr. Gerald Brecher, EndoEvolution, LLC
- Mr. Barry Sands, RQMIS, Inc (consultant)
- Mr. Chas Burr, Regis College
- Mr. Konstantin Goranov, Salutaris
- Mr. Eric Bornstein, Nomir Medical Technologies
- Mr. Eric Ankerud, Incept LLC
- Mr. Paul LaViolette, SV Life Sciences
- Mr. Dan Goldsmith, X-Laser USA
- Ms. Randel Richner, Neocure Group
- Mr. Arthur Rankis, AA Rankis & Associates, Inc.
- Mr. Joel Weinstein, BioSphere Medical Inc.
- Mr. Nathaniel Sims, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Mr. Jeff Secunda, AdvaMed
- Ms. Sheila Hemeon-Heyer, Boston Scientific Corp.
Contact Us
For further information about this meeting, contact:
Heather Howell
Food and Drug Administration
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Bldg. 66, rm. 4320
Silver Spring, MD 20993
301-796-5718
e-mail: heather.howell@fda.hhs.gov
