TEL AVIV, Israel, September 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Trial Studied Performance Of MGuard™ Embolic Protection Stent (EPS) In 433 Patients Undergoing Emergency Treatment For Heart Attacks
InspireMD, Inc. (OTCBB: NSPR) (the "Company" or "InspireMD"), a medical device company focusing on the development and commercialization of its proprietary MGuard™ embolic protection stent platform technology for use in patients with Acute Myocardial Infraction announced today that Gregg W. Stone, MD will present initial results of the 433-patient randomized MASTER trial on October 24, 2012 at the 24th Annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, in Miami, Florida (October 22-26).
InspireMD previously announced (on August 20) that the MASTER (MGuard forAcute ST Elevation Reperfusion) trial demonstrated a positive outcome in patients suffering heart attacks when compared to commercially-approved bare metal or drug-eluting stents.
Presentation of detailed findings by Dr. Stone, the study's Chairman, is scheduled for the Late Breaking Trials session in the main arena on Wednesday October 24 at 11:40 AM under the title "A Prospective, Randomized Trial of PET Micronet Mesh-Covered Stent vs. Standard Stents in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction."
"The TCT conference is one of the world's premier events for new data and developments in interventional cardiology", said Robert Ratini, InspireMD's vice president of sales and marketing. "We are honored that the committee found the MASTER trial important enough for inclusion in the prestigious Late Breaking Clinical Trials session. We are hopeful this will broaden clinical awareness and adoption of our MGuard Embolic Protection Stent for the benefit of our customer physicians and their patients"
MASTER is the first Company-sponsored randomized clinical study comparing the MGuard™ Embolic Protection Stent to commercially-approved bare metal or drug-eluting stents in heart attack patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI).
Eleven earlier single arm studies and one 40-patient physician-sponsored randomized trial showed the MGuard™ embolic protection stent to be effective in restoring blood flow.
The MGuard™ Embolic Protection Stent is a coronary stent integrated with a proprietary Micronet technology. The Micronet is designed to hold plaque and thrombus in place against the wall of the blocked artery, preventing debris from falling in to the bloodstream and causing a potentially fatal downstream blockage.
Approximately 850,000 heart attack patients worldwide are expected to receive stents this year, accounting for $1.7 billion of stent sales, or nearly 30 percent of the $6.0 billion global stent market.
Plans for a U.S. FDA registration trial of the MGuard™ embolic protection stent are underway, with patient enrollment expected to begin during the first quarter of 2013.
About TCT
Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) is the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. TCT gathers leading medical researchers and clinicians from around the world to present and discuss the latest developments in the field.
The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) is an independent, academically focused nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the survival and quality of life for people with cardiovascular disease through research and education. Since its inception in 1991, CRF has played a major role in realizing dramatic improvements in the lives of countless numbers of patients by establishing the safe use of new technologies, drugs and therapies in interventional cardiovascular medicine.
For more information about CRF, visit http://www.crf.org.
About InspireMD, Inc.
InspireMD is a medical device company focusing on the development and commercialization of its proprietary stent system technology, MGuard™. InspireMD intends to pursue applications of this technology in coronary, carotid and peripheral artery procedures. InspireMD's common stock is listed on the OTC BB under the ticker symbol "NSPR".
About MGuard™ Embolic Protection Coronary Stent
MGuard™ combines a coronary stent merged with an embolic protection specifically designed for acute MI patients. The embolic protection is comprised of an ultra-thin polymer micron net that is integrated with the stent. The MGuard™ is designed to provide outstanding and lifelong embolic protection, without affecting deliverability. MGuard™ is CE Mark approved.
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