Federal Register Notice: FDA will hold a public workshop 3/8-9 entitled “Cardiovascular Metallic Implants: Corrosion, Surface Characterization, and Nickel Leaching.” It will provide a forum for FDA, cardiovascular device manufacturers, test houses, and academia to discuss corrosion, surface characterization, and nickel leach testing, as well as to collect comments and input regarding when these assessments should be considered. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on both days at the FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31, rm. 1503 (the Great Room), Silver Spring, MD. Contact Erica Takai, (301) 796-6353. To view this notice, click here.