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The Learned Intermediary Doctrine and AI Medical Devices

15 January 2025·14 mins

Resources Learned Intermediary Medical Devices FDA AI Diagnostics Physician Liability Product Liability Duty to Warn Medical AI

The Doctrine That Once Shielded Medical Manufacturers # For decades, the learned intermediary doctrine provided pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers with a powerful liability shield. The principle was elegant: manufacturers need not warn patients directly because physicians, as “learned intermediaries”, stand between manufacturer and patient. Warn the doctor adequately, and the duty to warn is satisfied.

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