Thank you, Mr. Malik.
When Vanessa's Law was enacted, it had different sections. One of them talks about the safety of the medical device throughout its life cycle. As Mr. Malik mentioned, it could be seven to 15 years.
In the medical device industry, they implemented it such that now manufacturers, importers, distributors and regulated third party service providers are required to provide annual summary reports around adverse events. If the adverse events cause unintended increased risk, they have to report it to Health Canada. Other such reports are now required in medical device regulations.
In regard to the act and how it's linked, third party service providers that are not regulated do not have this requirement. Therefore, there is a gap in this area, and this has been brought up to Health Canada as well.
Thank you.