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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.

Health Canada’s Role

Health Canada reviews medical devices to assess their safety, effectiveness and quality before being authorized for sale in Canada.

Complete listings of Advisories, Warnings and Recalls for health professionals and the public are available in the MedEffect section.