---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001609550-22-000034"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "INSP"
cik: "0001609550"
company_name: "Inspire Medical Systems, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-08-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T05:56:22.522463+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Inspire Medical expands board to 11, appoints Burks and Sparks as directors

## Summary
- Board expanded to 11 directors; Cynthia Burks and Dr. Charisse Sparks appointed effective July 28, 2022.
- Burks, former CHRO at Genentech, appointed to Compensation Committee.
- Dr. Sparks, CMO at AppliedVR and former VP at DePuy Synthes, appointed to Nominating & Governance Committee.
- Each receives initial option award of $210,000 at $208.50/share; annual cash retainer of $45,000 plus committee fees.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001609550-22-000034
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: INSP
- cik: 0001609550
- company_name: Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-08-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609550/000160955022000034/0001609550-22-000034-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609550/000160955022000034/insp-20220728.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001609550-22-000034
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001609550-22-000034.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Cynthia Burks was appointed as Director at Inspire Medical Systems, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: expanded the size of the Board to eleven directors, and appointed Cynthia Burks and Charisse Y. Sparks, M.D. to the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609550/000160955022000034/0001609550-22-000034-index.htm
- Executive change
  Charisse Y. Sparks, M.D. was appointed as Director at Inspire Medical Systems, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: expanded the size of the Board to eleven directors, and appointed Cynthia Burks and Charisse Y. Sparks, M.D. to the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609550/000160955022000034/0001609550-22-000034-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.