Filing Letter - ARTISS

Our STN: BL 125266/0

Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Attention: Brian L. Bishop, RAC
 One Baxter Way
 Westlake Village, CA 91362

Dear Mr. Bishop:

This letter is in regard to your biologics license application (BLA) submitted under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act.

We have completed an initial review of your application dated May 31, 2007, for Fibrin Sealant to determine its acceptability for filing. Under 21 CFR 601.2(a) we have filed your application today. The review goal date is March 31, 2008. This acknowledgment of filing does not mean that we have issued a license nor does it represent any evaluation of the adequacy of the data submitted.

At this time, we have not identified any potential review issues. Our filing review is only a preliminary review, and deficiencies may be identified during substantive review of your application. Following a review of the application, we shall advise you in writing of any action we have taken and request additional information if needed.

If you have any questions, please contact the Regulatory Project Manager, Pratibha Rana, at (301) 827-6124.

Sincerely yours,

/Elizabeth Callaghan, Ph.D./
 Elizabeth Callaghan, Ph.D.
 Acting Director
 Division of Blood Applications
 Office of Blood Research and Review
 Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
