Neuro Panel: Wingspan Stent’s Probable Benefits No Longer Outweigh Risks
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Recent post-market study data leads FDA’s Neurological Devices panel to conclude that the intracranial stent system, which gained humanitarian device exemption approval in 2005, no longer shows probable benefits outweighing the risks.
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