InspireMD’s CGuard™ Carotid Embolic Prevention System Featured at the SOLACI CACI Congress of Cardiology 2017 in Buenos Aires
CGuardTM EPS procedure recorded and broadcast to the entire congress
Tel Aviv, Israel – August 3, 2017 – InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE MKT:NSPR) (NYSE MKT:NSPR.WS) (“InspireMD” or the “Company”), a leader in embolic prevention systems (EPS) / thrombus management technologies and neurovascular devices, today announced that an endovascular interventional procedure featuring the CGuard™ EPS performed by the team of Dr. Anibal Damonte, Interventional Cardiologist, Director of Interventional Cardiology at the Cardiovascular Institute of Rosario, and Vice President of the Argentine College of Interventional Cardiology, as well as Dr. Maximiliano Rossi, Interventional Cardiologist at the Cardiovascular Institute of Rosario was recorded and broadcast at the SOLACI CACI Congress of Cardiology 2017 (SOLACI CACI ’17) in Buenos Aires. The case, entitled “Self Expanding Stent to Avoid Distal Embolization: Carotid InspireMD Stent Case presentation,” was displayed to the entire congress.
SOLACI CACI ’17 is the official annual meeting of the Latin American Society of Interventional Cardiology and the Argentinian School of Interventional Cardiologists, and is the largest meeting of cardiologists and interventional cardiologists in Latin America. SOLACI CACI ’17 is taking place from August 2-4, 2017.
Dr. Anibal Damonte, commented, “The CGuardTM EPS performed exceedingly well in a challenging case. The MicroNet™TM technology enables us to treat carotid artery disease safely in cases that would not have been possible with conventional carotid stents.”
“We are proud to have been selected to have our CGuard™ EPS featured in an endovascular interventional procedure to the entire congress at SOLACI CACI ’17,” said James Barry, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of InspireMD. “We are truly honored and grateful to have Dr. Damonte and Dr. Rossi, two of the top key opinion leaders in Latin America perform this procedure. We believe the selection of a clinical case conducted with CGuardTM by the Congress organizers further illustrates the growing interest and support for our technology.”
Additionally, InspireMD, is hosting an event to provide local distributor training, in addition to its booth on the general floor of SOLACI CACI ’17 featuring the Company’s MicroNet™ technology including CGuard™ Embolic Prevention System and MGuard Prime™.
About InspireMD, Inc.
InspireMD seeks to utilize its proprietary MicroNet™ 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™), neurovascular, and peripheral artery procedures. InspireMD’s common stock is quoted on the NYSE MKT under the ticker symbol NSPR and certain warrants are quoted on the NYSE MKT under the ticker symbol NSPR.WS.
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