GlobeNewswire Inc | Jul 23, 2020 08:00AM EDT

July 23, 2020

TEL AVIV, Israel, July 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InspireMD, Inc. (NYSE American: NSPR), the developer of the CGuard Embolic Prevention System (EPS) for the prevention of stroke caused by carotid artery disease (CAD), today announced it has obtained registration from the Brazilian registration authority, Agncia Nacional de Vigilncia Sanitria (ANVISA), for its CGuard MicroNet- covered stent, clearing it for sale and distribution in Brazil.

As the largest market for medical devices in Latin America and one of the top overall global markets for carotid artery disease, the Brazilian registration clearance for CGuard is an important accomplishment for our company and represents a significant opportunity to serve an emerging healthcare system. The global carotid artery disease market is expected to reach up to $11.6 billion by 2023, and with an expected 12% CAGR in the overall stent market in Brazil, it is a pillar of our 2020 and 2021 growth strategy, said Marvin Slosman, InspireMDs CEO. We look forward to working with our Brazilian partner, SUPRI Artigos Mdicos Hospitalares Ltda, to reach and serve this crucial market with our advanced technology.

Regulatory approval of CGuard EPS in Brazil reflects not only the ANVISA'S recognition of CGuards differentiating features versus conventional carotid stents, but also the need for safer treatments for carotid artery disease. Brazil ranks as the sixthlargest populated country in world and the largest healthcare market in Latin America. With a population over 213 million, Brazil represents an important step toward expanding commercial availability of InspireMD products into new territories.

The Brazilian clearance further supports our goals of broader expansion into South America, particularly into adjacent markets such as Argentina, Mexico and Columbia, and as part of our global expansion strategy, capitalizing on the potential of CGuard EPS and its novel MicroNet technology to fundamentally disrupt the current standard of care in carotid artery disease. While the COVID-19 related interruptions have had an impact on elective surgeries worldwide, we expect a resumption in elective procedures as the healthcare system gains a foothold in returning to more normalized operations, as is occurring in our key markets in Europe and other parts of the world. The Brazilian clearance for our CGuard EPS represents a milestone in our broader strategy to continue growing our market share in existing markets while expanding in growth markets such as South America, Asia/Pacific, and the U.S. We are also continuing our concerted focus on numerous opportunities for growing our pipeline, leveraging new indications for use of CGuard and MicroNet along with our research into a peri procedural protection device technology as we seek to build upon our strong growth performance in the first quarter of 2020, Mr. Slosman concluded.

Marcos Ramin ofSUPRI Artigos Mdicos Hospitalares Ltda, added, At SUPRI, we strive to bring the latest technologies to health care professionals across Brazil, and we are pleased to add CGuard EPS to our portfolio, the most innovative and effective carotid stent available today to prevent embolic stroke of Brazilians.

The CGuard Embolic Protection System is an advanced platform solution designed to deliver the flexibility of the traditional open cell stent with an advanced protection from peri procedural and post procedural embolic events caused by plaque prolapse through the stent strut that can lead to stroke. CGuards unique MicroNet technology mitigates the prolapse and associated embolization and has shown superior clinical outcomes for patients against alternative carotid stent types, conventional or next generation double layer stents, as well as invasive procedures such as endarterectomy, a major surgical procedure. InspireMDs CGuard has created a new dimension in protected treatment of carotid artery disease with the potential to truly establish a new standard of care for management of carotid artery disease and stroke prevention.

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.

InspireMDs common stock is quoted on the NYSE American under the ticker symbol NSPR and certain warrants are quoted on the NYSE American under the ticker symbol NSPR.WS and NSPR.WSB.

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Investor Contacts:Craig ShoreChief Financial OfficerInspireMD, Inc.888-776-6804craigs@inspiremd.com