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S. 1334

Medical Procedures Innovation and Affordability Act

Medical Procedures Innovation and Affordability Act - Provides that it shall not be an act of patent infringement for a patient, physician, or other licensed health care practitioner, or a health care entity with which a physician or licensed health care practitioner is professionally affiliated, to use or induce others to use a patented technique, method, or process for performing a surgical or medical procedure, administering a surgical or medical therapy, or making a medical diagnosis. Provides that this Act shall not apply to the use of, or inducement to use, such a patented technique, method, or process by any person engaged in the commercial manufacture, sale, or offer for sale of a drug, medical device, process, or other product that is subject to regulation under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or the Public Health Service Act.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN](R-TN)Sponsor
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  1. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  2. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15291-15292)

  3. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate