1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BvexftIeJB"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/testimony-to-the-fdas-neurological-devices-panel-of-the-medical-devices-advisory-committee-regarding-the-wingspan-stent-system/">Testimony to the FDA’s Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Regarding the Wingspan Stent System</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/testimony-to-the-fdas-neurological-devices-panel-of-the-medical-devices-advisory-committee-regarding-the-wingspan-stent-system/embed/#?secret=BvexftIeJB" width="600" height="338" title="“Testimony to the FDA’s Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee Regarding the Wingspan Stent System” — Public Citizen" data-secret="BvexftIeJB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> An NIH-funded study of the Wingspan Stent System conclusively demonstrated that treatment of high-risk patients with intracranial artery stenosis with the Wingspan Stent System plus aggressive medical therapy causes significantly more harm and is no more effective in comparison to aggressive medical treatment alone. Therefore, the criteria for withdrawal of humanitarian device exemption approval under FDA regulations have been met for this device..https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628