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Covenant High Plains Surgery Center Completes 100th Inspire Therapy Procedure

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Covenant High Plains Surgery Center (CHPSC) in Lubbock, Texas, announced in a release that David Cuthbertson, MD, an otolaryngologist, has completed his 100th Inspire procedure. Inspire is a US Food & Drug Administration-approved obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment option for people who cannot use Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy.

The Inspire procedure is a natural fit for CHPSC as an advanced, effective treatment for OSA, which affects 22 million Americans and impacts both the patient and everyone around them, according to the release. OSA can cause vehicle and workplace accidents, worsening mood and memory, stroke, heart attack, and other serious issues.

CPAP is the main treatment for OSA, but many do not benefit from or cannot tolerate CPAP. Implanted during a short, outpatient procedure, Inspire works inside the body with a patient’s natural breathing process to treat sleep apnea, according to the release. The system is placed under the skin of the neck and chest through two small incisions. Mild stimulation opens the airway during sleep, allowing oxygen to flow naturally. The patient uses a small handheld remote to turn Inspire on before bed and off when they wake up. CHPSC patients return home the same day and take over-the-counter pain medications to manage pain as needed.

“I’m excited to have completed our 100th Inspire procedure at Covenant High Plains Surgery Center,” Cuthbertson said in the release. “Inspire represents a significant advancement in treating sleep apnea. It is clinically proven to reduce sleep apnea events, has a high level of patient satisfaction and a high therapy adherence.”

CHPSC operates two freestanding, independent, multispecialty ASCs in Lubbock with joint-venture partners Covenant Health System and National Cardiovascular Partners. Fully accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, CHPSC runs 15 operating and procedure rooms with more than 100 physicians on staff. CHPSC features robotic general surgery, urology and total joint replacement programs, as well as advanced surgical treatment options in bariatrics, ENT, general surgery, GI, gynecology, interventional pain, neuro and spine surgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, maxillofacial, plastic and reconstructive surgery, podiatry, and urology to patients from Texas and New Mexico.