Medical Devices

The term Medical Devices, as defined in the Food and Drugs Act, covers a wide range of health or medical instruments used in the treatment, mitigation, diagnosis or prevention of a disease or abnormal physical condition.

What information can you find here?

This section contains links to reports and publications related to medical devices.

• Announcements
  
  
• Application Information - Reports
  
  
• Fact Sheets
  
  
• Good Guidance Practices

• Strategic Plans
  
  • Therapeutic Products Directorate Strategic Plan 2010-2014
  • Medical Devices Program Strategic Plan 2007 - 2012 Building for the Future

• Summary Basis of Decision documents are available, which outline the scientific and benefit/risk based decisions that factor into Health Canada's decision to grant market authorization for a drug or medical device.