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SAMMPRIS Data Review Fails to Find ‘Smoking Gun’ Behind Strokes

An analysis of data from a pivotal trial of Stryker’s Wingspan Stent that was aborted due to a high stroke rate failed to find a single “smoking gun” behind the adverse events and likely won’t lead to a reconsideration of the FDA’s recent use restrictions, one expert says.


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