Meaning to close by folding or bringing together is from mid-14c. Sense of to set (someone) free (from) (c.1500) is obsolete except in dialectal phrases such as to get shut of. Colloquial shut-eye for sleep is from 1899. To shut (one's) mouth desist from speaking is recorded from 1340.
Medical Device Regulation Act. Medical Device Amendments of 1976. An Act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the safety and effectiveness of medical devices intended for human use, and for other purposes. Enacted by.
1.3. Scope This document applies to all medical devices, including in vitro diagnostic medical devices. 1.4. Definitions Definitions that do not indicate they are set out in the Health Products Act 2007 (Act) or Health Products (Medical Devices) Regulations (Regulations) are intended as guidance in this document. These definitions are not taken verbatim from the above legislation and should not be used in any legal context.