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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Public Econ. 2016 Nov 23;145:181–200. doi: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2016.11.010

Table 2.

New Devices by Advisory Committee (Specialty)

Advisory Committee New Devices Percent
Circulatory System 241 28.45
Opthalmic 160 18.89
Microbiology 74 8.74
General and Plastic Surgery 60 7.08
Gastroenterology-Urology 53 6.26
Orthopedic and Rehabilitation 53 6.26
Immunology 38 4.49
Obstetrics and Gynecology 33 3.90
Radiology 28 3.31
General Hospital and Personal use 23 2.72
Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology 17 2.01
Dental 15 1.77
Ear, nose and throat 13 1.53
Neurology 13 1.53
Anesthesiology 12 1.42
Physical Medicine 8 0.94
Hematology and pathology 6 0.71
(Total) 847 100.00

This table shows the distribution of all 847 new devices analyzed in this study by FDA (specialty-specific) Advisory Committee.