InspireMD Celebrates Successful ICI 2010 Meeting; Long-Term Data Validates MGuard as Potentially Important Tool in Modern Acute MI Therapy
By Inspiremd, PRNEThursday, December 16, 2010
Distinguished Panel Chaired by Dr. Martin B. Leon, From Columbia University Medical Center, Discuss Advancement of MGuard
TEL AVIV, Israel, December 17, 2010 - InspireMD, developer of the novel MGuard(TM), a combination of
a coronary stent merged with an embolic protection specifically designed for
Acute MI (AMI) patients, received significant exposure at the ICI,
Innovations in Interventional Cardiology, meeting this week in Tel-Aviv.
InspireMD presented long-term data, including two years of clinical
follow-up, to support the Company's MGuard stent technology.
The highlight of the meeting was InspireMD's sponsored
symposium "MGuard, New Evidence in Acute MI," chaired by Dr. Martin B. Leon
from Columbia University Medical Center, USA and co-chaired by Professor
Chaim Lotan from Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Israel. Members
of the panel were Dr. Dariusz Dudek from Poland, Prof. Jacob George from
Israel and Dr. Sigmund Silber from Germany.
At the symposium, Dr. Dudek presented for the first time, a
new Meta analysis of MGuard in AMI, illuminating the low adverse cardiac
events (MACE) results and the excellent cardiac perfusion results of MGuard.
Dr. Apro from Hungary and Dr. Galasso from Italy presented compelling data of
MGuard in Acute MI, including two years clinical follow-up and six months
angiographic follow-up. The distinguished panel embraced the results and
discussed the advancement of MGuard into becoming an important tool in modern
AMI therapy. In addition, challenging MGuard cases were presented by Dr.
Cafri from Israel, Dr. La Manna from Italy, and Dr. Sztejfman from Argentina.
"For the first time, we presented long-term Meta analysis to
support our MGuard technology, and we shared this data with a large audience
of influential industry leaders," commented Asher Holzer, Ph.D, President of
InspireMD. "This data confirmed and validated our initial data, reinforcing
our belief that MGuard represents a powerful tool for embolic protection and
AMI treatment."
About MGuard(TM) Coronary
MGuard(TM) presents a novel combination of a coronary stent
merged with an embolic protection specifically designed for Acute MI
patients. The embolic protection is comprised of an ultra-thin polymer mesh
sleeve that wraps the stent. The MGuard(TM) coronary stent provides
permanent embolic protection, without affecting deliverability. MGuard(TM)
is CE Mark approved. Mesh-based protection is now recommended for use in
the recent Guidelines of the Task force of Myocardial Revascularization of
the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The MGuard(TM) innovative
concept has enjoyed an enthusiastic welcome from leading interventional
cardiologists around the world.
About InspireMD LTd.
InspireMD is an innovative medical device company focusing on
the development and commercialization of its proprietary stent system
technology, MGuard(TM). InspireMD intends to pursue applications of this
technology in coronary, carotid and peripheral artery procedures.
Contact details: Jonina Ohayon Marketing Director TEL : +972-52-5791120 jonina@inspire-md.com www.inspire-md.com
Contact details: Jonina Ohayon, Marketing Director, TEL : +972-52-5791120, jonina at inspire-md.com
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