InspireMD's CGuardTM Highlighted at Clinical Presentation at EuroPCR 2015 Conference

BOSTON, May 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE MKT: NSPR) ("InspireMD" or the "Company"), a leader in stent embolic protection systems ("EPS"), today announced that its CGuard^TM Embolic Prevention System reported positive results in PARADIGM, lead by principle investigator Prof. Piotr Musialek, at the EuroPCR conference on May 22, 2015 in Paris, France.

PARADIGM, an investigator-initiated Prospective evaluation of All-comer peRcutaneous cArotiD revascularization In symptomatic and increased-risk asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis, using CGuard™ Mesh-covered embolic prevention stent system, indicated that the CGuard™ system is appropriate for use in an all-comer carotid revascularization population and is associated with an extremely favorable angiographic and clinical outcome.

Dr. Musialek, commented, "Our experience with CGuard^TM continues to be very positive. Evidence shows the device's applicability for use in an all-comer population with no major adverse cardiac or neurological events (MACNE) during the procedure and at 30 days. We were also pleased with CGuard's anti-embolic performance as well as its flexibility. Impressively, we had a procedure success rate of 100%."

During his clinical presentation from the 71 CGuard procedures in unselected all-comer patients in the PARADIGM evaluation, Prof. Musialek summarized:

• Stent system success and procedure success rate were 100%.
• Periprocedural complications were 0%, and remained at 0% at 30 days.
• No MACNE occurred periprocedurally or at 30 days, by operator-independent neurologist and non-invasive cardiologist evaluation.

Prof. Musialek stated, "The system is unique in that it combines the most closed of the closed cell designs with the most open of the open cell designs," and concludes, "Our experience indicates routine use of CGuard, which we believe presents a significant technological and clinical advancement, may form a new paradigm in carotid revascularization." 

Alan Milinazzo, CEO of InspireMD, commented, "We are pleased to see the very positive results from PARADIGM. Together with the other independent clinical studies presented at EuroPCR, it has confirmed confidence in our CGuard^TM Embolic Prevention system." "The customer response to the CGuard has been extremely positive during the conference and today's positive data will further support our expanding commercial activities."

Each year, more than 120 companies from the cardiovascular industry, including device and equipment manufacturers, attend EuroPCR, the leading cardiovascular event in Europe. This event allows attendees to discover new products and R&D projects, as well as interact with practitioners and industry partners to drive continued development and innovation in the cardiovascular field.

For more information about InspireMD and its offerings, visit www.inspiremd.com.

About InspireMD, Inc.

InspireMD seeks to utilize its proprietary MGuard™ with MicroNet^TM technology to make its products the industry standard for embolic protection and to provide a superior solution to the key clinical issues of current stenting in patients with a high risk of distal embolization, no reflow and major adverse cardiac events.

InspireMD intends to pursue applications of this MicroNet technology in coronary, carotid (CGuard^TM), neurovascular, and peripheral artery procedures.  InspireMD's common stock is quoted on the NYSE MKT under the ticker symbol NSPR.

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