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 Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2018-D-2494]
 AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
 ACTION: Notice of availability.
 SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled “Peripheral Vascular Atherectomy Devices—Premarket Notification [510(k)] Submissions.” This draft guidance provides recommendations for premarket submissions for a new or modified peripheral vascular atherectomy device. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in effect at this time.
 DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by September 25, 2018 to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance.
 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on any guidance at any time as follows: Electronic Submissions Submit electronic comments in the following way: *Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.*
                     Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to 
                    *https://www.regulations.gov*
                     will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment does not include any confidential information that you or a third party may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone else's Social Security number, or confidential business information, such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in the body of your comments, that information will be posted on 
                    *https://www.regulations.gov.*
If you want to submit a comment with confidential information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner detailed (see “Written/Paper Submissions” and “Instructions”). Written/Paper Submissions Submit written/paper submissions as follows: *Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper submissions):*
                     Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, as confidential, if submitted as detailed in “Instructions.” *Instructions:*
                     All submissions received must include the Docket No. FDA-2018-D-2494 for “Peripheral Vascular Atherectomy Devices—Premarket Notification [510(k)] Submissions.” Received comments will be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as “Confidential Submissions,” publicly viewable at 
                    *https://www.regulations.gov*
                     or at the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Confidential Submissions—To submit a comment with confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states “THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.” The Agency will review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be available for public viewing and posted on*https://www.regulations.gov.*
                     Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of your comments and you must identify this information as “confidential.” Any information marked as “confidential” will not be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at: 
                    *https://www.gpo.gov/​fdsys/​pkg/​FR-2015-09-18/​pdf/​2015-23389.pdf.* *Docket:*
                     For access to the docket to read background documents or the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to 
                    *https://
                        ( print page 35659)
                        www.regulations.gov*
                     and insert the docket number, found in brackets in the heading of this document, into the “Search” box and follow the prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)). An electronic copy of the guidance document is available for download from the internet. See the 
                    **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**
                     section for information on electronic access to the guidance. Submit written requests for a single hard copy of the draft guidance document entitled “Peripheral Vascular Atherectomy Devices—Premarket Notification [510(k)] Submissions” to the Office of the Center Director, Guidance and Policy Development, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5431, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your request.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Misti Malone, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 120, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-2520.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Atherectomy is an interventional procedure performed to debulk atherosclerotic plaque from diseased arteries. Atherectomy has been used in treatment of both coronary and peripheral arterial disease. FDA has developed this draft guidance for members of industry who submit and FDA staff who review premarket submissions for atherectomy devices used in the peripheral vasculature. When finalized, this guidance is intended to provide recommendations for information to include in premarket notifications (510(k)) for peripheral vascular atherectomy devices (
                    *e.g.,*
                     descriptive characteristics, labeling, biocompatibility, sterility, non-clinical, animal, and clinical performance testing). II. Significance of Guidance This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on “Peripheral Vascular Atherectomy Devices—Premarket Notification [510(k)] Submissions.” It does not establish any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations. This guidance is not subject to Executive Order 12866. III. Electronic Access Persons interested in obtaining a copy of the draft guidance may do so by downloading an electronic copy from the internet. A search capability for all Center for Devices and Radiological Health guidance documents is available at 
                    *https://www.fda.gov/​MedicalDevices/​DeviceRegulationandGuidance/​GuidanceDocuments/​default.htm.*
                     This guidance document is also available at 
                    *https://www.regulations.gov.*
                     Persons unable to download an electronic copy of “Peripheral Vascular Atherectomy Devices—Premarket Notification [510(k)] Submissions” may send an email request to 
                    *CDRH-Guidance@fda.hhs.gov*
                     to receive an electronic copy of the document. Please use the document number 16013 to identify the guidance you are requesting. IV. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 This draft guidance refers to previously approved collections of information found in FDA regulations. These collections of information are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The collections of information in the following FDA regulations and guidance have been approved by OMB as listed in the following table: 21 CFR part
Topic
OMB Control No.807, subpart E
Premarket Notification
0910-0120812
Investigational Device Exemption
0910-0078820
Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP); Quality System (QS) Regulation
0910-0073807, subparts A through D
Electronic Submission of Medical Device Registration and Listing
0910-062550, 56
Protection of Human Subjects: Informed Consent; Institutional Review Boards
0910-075556
Institutional Review Boards
0910-013058
Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Regulations for Nonclinical Laboratory Studies
0910-0119801.150(a)(2) and (e)
Agreement for Shipments of Devices for Sterilization
0910-0131
 Dated: July 20, 2018. Leslie Kux, Associate Commissioner for Policy.


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