Inspira™ Technologies Reports Fourth Quarter 2022 and Full Year Financial Results

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $13.9 million in cash, cash equivalents, and deposits. 

RA'ANANA, Israel, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Inspira Technologies OXY B.H.N. Ltd. (Nasdaq: IINN, IINNW) (the "Company" or "Inspira Technologies, a company aiming to revolutionize acute respiratory care, announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2022.

Dagi Ben-Noon, Chief Executive Officer of Inspira Technologies, stated:

"We believe that the Company is well funded to achieve its immediate goals, advancing the building blocks of the INSPIRA^TM ART system. This includes the HYLA^TM blood sensor clinical studies currently underway and our ALICE^TM device, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submission planned to occur in the second half of this year."

"Inspira's strategic targets continue to be met as we aim to revolutionize the acute respiratory care market. We continue to develop disruptive technologies and a disruptive product pipeline that are the building blocks of the INSPIRA ART system, which is being designed to prevent the need for invasive mechanical ventilation. The grant of a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the INSPIRA ART convertible dual lumen cannula device is further evidence of this. The patent grant included its Method of Use, with all 20 claims found to be novel, with inventive step and industrial applicability. This year, we also expect additional patent grants by the USPTO for INSPIRA ART technologies, as well as for its Method of Use, to use low-flow direct blood oxygenation to prevent the need for Invasive Mechanical Ventilation (IMV). Continuing to gain traction, we signed a strategic OEM agreement with a division of a significant global medical-device corporation for the manufacture of a flow mechanism for the blood oxygenation process in our disruptive products."

"Our HYLA blood sensor, based on the INSPIRA ART sensor technology, has started a first in human clinical study at Sheba Medical Center in Israel alongside patients undergoing open-heart surgery. We plan to provide the market updates as it progresses."

"Our ALICE device is currently undergoing verification and validation (V&V) testing towards its 510(k) FDA submission planned for the second half of 2023, with a decision expected in 2024.

"We at Inspira continue to aim to revolutionize the acute respiratory care market."

Financial results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022

Research and development expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, were $8 million, compared to $3.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase is a result of the Company's recruitment of specialized manpower and the expanded research and development of its new technologies and operations.

Marketing expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, were $1.3 million compared to $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease is attributable to decreases of $685,000 in share-based compensation expenses.

General and administrative (G&A) expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, were $5.4 million, compared to $7.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily attributed to a decrease in employee share-based compensation expenses and expenses related to the Company's initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq in July 2021.

Finance income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, was $4.7 million, compared to finance income in the amount of $1,000 for the corresponding period in 2021. The increase was attributed primarily to the revaluation of the Company's financial equity liabilities to pre-IPO and IPO investors, the fluctuation in the U.S. dollar exchange rate, and interest on cash deposits.

Finance expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, was $181,000, compared to $3.5 million for the corresponding period in 2021. The decrease was attributed primarily to revaluation of the Company's financial equity liabilities to pre-IPO and IPO investors and to the fluctuation in the U.S. dollar exchange rate.

Net loss for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, was $10.3 million, compared to a net loss of $17.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2022

Research and development expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2022, were $1.8 million, a decrease of $0.4 million compared to $2.2 million in research and development expenses for the corresponding period in 2021. The decrease was attributable to the share-based compensation expenses.

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2022, were $1 million, compared to $4.1 million for the corresponding period in 2021. The decrease was attributable to the share-based compensation expenses to employees, management and directors.

Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2022, were $247,000, compared to $1.5 million for the corresponding period in 2021. The decrease was attributable to the share-based compensation expenses.

Balance Sheet Highlights

Cash, cash equivalents, and deposits were $13.9 million as of December 31, 2022, compared to $23.7 million as of December 31, 2021.

Financial liabilities at fair value totalled $368,000 as of December 31, 2022, compared to $3.2 million as of December 31, 2021. The financial liabilities represent the fair value of the Company's equity liabilities to pre-IPO and IPO investors.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company's shareholders' equity totalled $12.8 million, compared to shareholders' equity totalling $20.3 million as of December 31, 2021.

Inspira Technologies OXY B.H.N. Ltd.

Inspira Technologies is an innovative medical technology company in the respiratory treatment arena. The Company has developed a breakthrough Augmented Respiration Technology (INSPIRA ART), designed to rebalance patient oxygen saturation levels. This technology potentially allows patients to remain awake during treatment while reducing the need for highly invasive, risky, and costly mechanical ventilation systems that require intubation and medically induced coma. The Company's products have not yet been tested or used in humans and has not been approved by any regulatory entity.

For more information, please visit our corporate website: https://inspira-technologies.com

Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer

• This press release contains express or implied forward-looking statements pursuant to U.S. Federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements and their implications are based on the current expectations of the management of the Company only and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. For example, the Company is using forward-looking statements when it discusses its belief that it is well funded to achieve its immediate goals, its regulatory strategy and planned regulatory submissions, its product development, the potential benefits of its products, including the INSPIRA ART system's potential to prevent the need for invasive mechanical ventilation, the expected grants of additional patents, and its strategic partnerships. These forward-looking statements and their implications are based solely on the current expectations of the Company's management and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. More detailed information about the risks and uncertainties affecting the Company is contained under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which is available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov

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