Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Device Approval

Process that is gone through in order for a device to receive approval by a government regulatory agency. This includes any required preclinical or clinical testing, review, submission, and evaluation of the applications and test results, and post-marketing surveillance. It is not restricted to FDA.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Process that is gone through in order for a device to receive approval by a government regulatory agency. This includes any required preclinical or clinical testing, review, submission, and evaluation of the applications and test results, and post-marketing surveillance. It is not restricted to FDA.

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Synonyms

18 entry terms
  • Device Approval Process
  • Approval Process, Device
  • Approval Processes, Device
  • Approval, Device
  • Approvals, Device
  • Device Approval Processes
  • Device Approvals
  • Process, Device Approval
  • Processes, Device Approval
  • Food and Drug Administration Device Approval
  • Food and Drug Administration Device Approval Process
  • New Device Approval
  • New Device Approval Process
  • Approval, New Device
  • Approvals, New Device
  • Device Approval, New
  • Device Approvals, New
  • New Device Approvals

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings legislation & jurisprudence, standards.

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Indexing Annotation

by a govt regulatory agency, not restricted to FDA

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History Note

95

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Previous Indexing

  • Consumer Product Safety (1966-1994)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. E05.337.275
  2. N06.850w.210.275

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NLM Classification

WA 289

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Device Approval. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018795. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018795
  2. Device Approval. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70350333