Canada

The following represent the device license application “types” a manufacturer may apply for:

A single medical device:
A medical device that is identified by a unique device name, is sold as a distinct packaged entity and does not meet the criteria for a medical device group, a medical device family, a medical device group family, a system, or a test kit. It may be offered in a range of package sizes, and is represented by a unique device name.

Examples might include: an acupuncture needle, an aneurysm clip, a larynx prosthesis or dental cement.

A medical device family:
Means a group of medical devices that are made by the same manufacturer, that differ only in shape, colour, flavour or size, that have the same design and manufacturing process and that have the same intended use.

Examples might include: intra vascular catheters, insulin syringes, feeding tubes or vascular access grafts.

A medical device group:
Means a medical device comprising a collection of medical devices, such as a procedure pack or tray, that is sold under a single name. Examples might include: a denture repair kit, a declotting tray, a parenteral administration kit or disposable circumcision tray.

A medical device group family:
Means a collection of medical device groups that are made by the same manufacturer, that have the same generic name specifying their intended use, and that differ only in the number and combination of products that comprise each group.

Examples might include: IV administration sets, dressing trays, contact lens care kits or irrigation trays.

System:
Means a medical device comprising a number of components or parts intended to be used together to fulfil some or all of the device’s intended functions, and that is sold under a single name and are manufactured by the same manufacturer.

Examples might include: hip prostheses, knee prostheses or an ultrasonic imaging system.

Test Kit:
Means an in vitro diagnostic device that consists of reagents or articles, or any combination of these, and that is intended to be used to conduct a specific test.

For further assistance in ascertaining the appropriate license application type for your product, consult the Guidance for the Interpretation of Sections 28 to 31: License Application Type.