FDA Panel To Weigh In On Neuro Flow Diverter Device Studies
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The agency's Neurological Devices Panel will provide recommendations on study design and data analysis issues for flow diverter devices for aneurysms in April.
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