InspireMD Announces “12 Days of Carotid Stenting” Video Series Featuring Fireside Chats with Top Multidisciplinary Vascular Specialists

Series to feature leading experts discussing the current and future trends in the carotid treatment market


TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InspireMD, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSPR), developer of the CGuard™ Embolic Prevention Stent System (EPS) for the prevention of stroke, today announced a video series, “12 Days of Carotid Stenting,” which will feature leading multidisciplinary vascular specialists discussing the current and future trends in the carotid treatment market. The series will be available for viewing beginning on Monday, November 28, 2022.

Marvin Slosman, chief executive officer of InspireMD, stated, “This truly unique video series featuring some of the most renowned thought leaders in the field of vascular interventions, and we are grateful that they have taken the time to participate in this important initiative. Topics that will be discussed include current market trends, momentum toward endovascular standard of care, technology differentiation and clinical results, delivery system topics including TCAR and TFEM approaches, and the overall progression of the landscape toward further conversion of surgical interventions to stenting. Importantly, the series will also highlight the distinct advantages of CGuard™ versus competing stent platforms for carotid revascularization and stroke prevention thus supporting our belief that CGuard™ can soon become the global standard of care for the treatment of carotid artery disease.”

The video series will feature perspectives from the following thought leaders in the field of vascular interventions:

Chris Metzger, MD, System Chair of Clinical Research at Ballard Health and a practicing interventional cardiologist who serves as Director of Holston Valley Medical Center’s diagnostic catheterization and interventional labs

Sean Lyden, MD, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Vascular Surgery at Cleveland Clinic

Tommaso Castrucci, MD, Vascular, Endovascular and Emergency Vascular Surgery Unit, "S. Eugenio" Hospital, Rome, Italy

Adnan Siddiqui, MD, PhD, FACS, FAHA, FAANS, Director, Canon Stroke & Vascular Research Center at SUNY University at Buffalo, Professor of Neurosurgery & Radiology at University at Buffalo Neurosurgery (UBNS)

Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, Section Head, Vascular Medicine and Intervention at Massachusetts General Hospital and Chairman, ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) & Acute Myocardial Infarction Quality Improvement Committee

The full Fireside Chat can be viewed at: www.inspiremd.com/en/fireside-chat-series/, along with brief sections on the company’s LinkedIn page.

About InspireMD, Inc.
InspireMD seeks to utilize its proprietary MicroNet® technology to make its products the industry standard for carotid stenting by providing outstanding acute results and durable, stroke-free, long-term outcomes. InspireMD’s common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol NSPR.

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Craig Shore
Chief Financial Officer
InspireMD, Inc.
888-776-6804
craigs@inspiremd.com 

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LifeSci Advisors
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