secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (INSP)
CIK:        0001609550
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-24T20:01:24+00:00
Accession:  0001609550-26-000041
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Inspire Medical appoints Michael H. Carrel to Board of Directors
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- Michael H. Carrel, CEO of AtriCure (ATRC), appointed to Inspire Medical's Board as Class III director, effective July 20, 2026.
- Carrel will serve on Organization and Compensation Committee and Quality, Product Supply and Technology Committee.
- He receives standard non-employee director compensation: $55k annual cash retainer, $7.5k per committee, initial RSU award of $300k vesting over 3 years, annual RSU of $200k.
- Carrel's background includes leadership at AtriCure, Vital Images, Zamba, and board service at Axonics.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609550/000160955026000041/0001609550-26-000041-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609550/000160955026000041/insp-20260720.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001609550-26-000041

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