InspireMD Announces Distribution Agreement for CGuardTM in Turkey

TEL AVIV / ACCESSWIRE / April 4, 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 it has signed an agreement with Ada Medikal Ltd. Sti, a leading medical distributor in Turkey, to distribute CGuardTM EPS (Embolic Prevention System).

Agustin Gago, EVP and Chief Commercial Officer of InspireMD, commented, “We are pleased to enter into this distribution agreement with Ada Medikal in Turkey. The country is an important market for InspireMD and underlines our drive to build a truly global presence.”

Mr. Zafer Kaya, General Manager of Ada Medikal Ltd. Sti, added: “After observing the CGuard presentations given by leading KOL’s at various congresses, and the enthusiastic feedback from the attending medical community, we approached InspireMD with the request to distribute CGuard in Turkey. We believe CGuard represents the leading embolic prevention system in the market and should significantly enhance our portfolio, as well as allow us to take advantage of a growing market in this country. We look forward to offering CGuard to both the interventionalist and vascular surgeon community in Turkey.”

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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acceptance of our existing and new products, (ii) negative clinical trial results or lengthy product delays in key markets, (iii) an inability to secure regulatory approvals for the sale of our products, (iv) intense competition in the medical device industry from much larger, multinational companies, (v) product liability claims, (vi) product malfunctions, (vii) our limited manufacturing capabilities and reliance on subcontractors for assistance, (viii) insufficient
or inadequate reimbursement by governmental and other third party payers for our products, (ix) our efforts to successfully obtain and maintain intellectual
property protection covering our products, which may not be successful, (x) legislative or regulatory reform of the healthcare system in both the U.S. and
foreign jurisdictions, (xi) our reliance on single suppliers for certain product components, (xii) the fact that we will need to raise additional capital to meet our business requirements in the future and that such capital raising may be costly, dilutive or difficult to obtain and (xiii) the fact that we conduct business in multiple foreign jurisdictions, exposing us to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, logistical and communications challenges, burdens and costs of compliance with foreign laws and political and economic instability in each jurisdiction. More detailed information about the Company and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward looking statements is set forth in the Company’s filings with the Securities and
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its forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.

Investor Contacts:

InspireMD, Inc.

Craig Shore

Chief Financial Officer

Phone: 1-888-776-6804 FREE

Email: craigs@inspiremd.com

Crescendo Communications, LLC

David Waldman

Phone: (212) 671-1021

Email: NSPR@crescendo-ir.com

SOURCE: InspireMD, Inc.

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