Consumer groups wanting to select members for FDA advisory panels are being asked to indicate their interest.

According to a Federal Register announcement published Oct. 1, the FDA wants members for the following panels of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee:

• Anesthesiology and Respiratory Therapy Devices Panel;
• Circulatory System Devices Panel;
• Dental Products Devices Panel;
• General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel;
• General Hospital and Personal Use Devices Panel;
• Hematology and Pathology Devices Panel;
• Molecular and Clinical Genetics Panel;
• Neurological Devices Panel;
• Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel; and
• Ophthalmic Devices Panel.

The agency will accept nominations through Dec. 31. Parties may submit their statements of interest in the selection process by email to kimberly.hamilton@fda.hhs.gov.

Consumer representative nominations maybe submitted through a portal at www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/FACTRSPortal/FACTRS/index.cfm.

The Federal Register announcement is available here: www.fdanews.com/100515-nominees-advisory.pdf. — Elizabeth Hollis