A Yellow Book for Medical Devices—A Proposal for Public Health

JAMA 2026

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Authors: David A. Simon, Michael K. Paasche-Orlow, Hooman Noorchashm
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.27042
Cited by: 2
References: 6

Abstract

This Viewpoint proposes that the US Food and Drug Administration create a patent database for medical devices, the Yellow Book, similar to the Orange Book’s database of drug-related patents.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Intellectual Property and Patents Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Biotechnology and Related Fields

Publication details

Journal / source
JAMA
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Volume
335
Issue
9
Pages
751–751
Publication date
29 January 2026
Language
EN