Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE:INSP) Q1 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

So we’re going to have evidence with when we launched that we’re going to be able to show a benefit. And then secondly by removing the pressure sensor, it’s just going to be a easier procedure for both the surgeon and the patient as well as improvement in reliability, because we know the many of our revisions to date have been a result of that pressure sensor. So pretty confident in the device itself and already have dated be able to show that

Michael Polark: Hopeful, I appreciate that. If I can ask a follow-up I thought at your competitor’s event, the most interesting part was one of the physicians that presented on different targets in the specifically and look early stage stuff, who knows? But it seemed intriguing and my question for you is there stuff like this in your line, your research line that you’re thinking about just curious for any perspective on that different simulation targets to promote different movements in the airways to potentially treat more patients on the road?

Tim Herbert: Absolutely. great question. Absolutely. We have our program going. We’ve already done several acute patients. We’re going to be moving into more of a chronic study in the near term and the concept is really around what we just discussed after Suraj’s question about talking about the lateral wall collapse and that we mentioned that we have our own research study ongoing with this and the Inspire 5 device does have the technical capability to have dual channels of stimulation. We will need mechanical modifications by adding a second port for a second stimulation lead. But we’ve identified area that we want to stimulate to be able to take care of lateral wall collapse and therefore take care of what we described as the high BMI patients and really be able to find a good solution to take care of those patients. So you’re going to hear a lot more about that in the near future, but yeah, great questions. We’re very active with that.

Operator: This concludes the Q&A session for the conference. I’d now like to turn it back to Tim for any closing remarks.

Tim Herbert: Thanks very much and thank you all for joining the call today. As always, I’m grateful to the growing team of dedicated Inspire employees for their enthusiasm, hard work and continued motivation to achieve successful and consistent patient outcomes. The Inspire team’s commitment to patients remain unmatched and is the most important element to our success. I wish to thank all of our employees as well as the healthcare teams for their continued efforts as we remain focused on further expanding our business in the US, Europe and Asia. For all of you on the call, we appreciate you continued interest and supportive Inspire, and look forward to providing you with further updates in the months ahead. Please stay safe and healthy.

Operator: This concludes today’s conference call. You may now disconnect.