http://www.cookmedical.com/newsroom.doCook Medical News Releasesen_USCopyright Cook Medical 2009webmaster@cook-inc.comWed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 ESTjRSSGenerator by Henrique A. Viecilihttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.cookmedical.com/img/favicon.gifhttp://www.cookmedical.com8831http://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5809LEIPZIG, Germany, 27 January 2010 — This year's Leipzig Interventional Course sees Cook Medical roll out a range of innovative products aimed at improving treatment options for the 27 million people in Europe and North America affected with some form of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and other diseases of the circulatory system. Anna GueldenhauptWed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5808Miami, Fla., January 19, 2010 — Signaling its continued commitment to addressing the anatomy of the entire peripheral vasculature and combating disease with targeted diagnostic and interventional devices, Cook Medical is presenting its latest advancements at the ISET 2010 International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy. In addition to live and simulated device demonstrations in booth #208, Cook's activities at the meeting include data presentations from two ongoing clinical trials and breakout sessions on common and debilitating conditions such as varicocele. David McCartyTue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5806Brisbane, Australia, December 21, 2009 — Australian-born medical breakthroughs and an increasing emphasis on minimally invasive surgery are proving healthy growth engines for local medical device manufacturer William A. Cook Australia at it starts its fourth decade in business here.David McCartyTue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5807Bloomington, Ind., January 13, 2010 — Nicky James, who has held a variety of positions within the Cook Medical, has been named vice president and global leader of the company's urology business unit. She succeeds Jerry French, a senior executive with more than 20 years of leadership within theat Cook organization, who is assuming other senior management duties within the company.David McCartyWed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5805Bloomington, Ind., January 6, 2010 — Canadian physicians performing thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR7#41; can now achieve even greater levels of control, proximal conformity and apposition with Cook Medical's new Zenith® TX2® TAA Endovascular Graft with Pro-Form&#8482. The technology, approved by Health Canada, is specifically designed for patients with tight aortic arches that are traditionally difficult to seal. TX2 with Pro-Form utilizes an improved delivery system that allows physicians to achieve unrivaled proximal conformity and apposition of the device to the aortic wall, virtually eliminating the 'bird's beak' gap.David McCartyWed, 6 Jan 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5705WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., December 2, 2009 — The final results of the largest international, randomized, controlled trial of self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) in the treatment of biliary obstructions reveal a new, disruptive competitive dynamic in the $70-100 million metal stent market. The study, known as MOZART, published in the September issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, found that the overall clinical success of Cook Medical's non-foreshortening nitinol Zilver® Biliary Stent, now available on a 25 percent smaller 6 FR introducer, parallels the effectiveness of Boston Scientific's Wallstent®. The MOZART study confirms that SEMS provide a higher level of patient care and clinical efficacy than alternative solutions. David McCartyMon, 7 Dec 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5704Hong Kong, November 25, 2009 — Cook Medical today announces that its Women's Health Global Business Unit is expanding its emphasis on providing world-class medical care for female patients in China, particularly in the areas of high-risk obstetrics, gynecology and assisted reproductive technology (A.R.T.). Gail McDanielWed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5604Orlando, Fla., November 23, 2009 — Laparoscopic surgeons received their first glimpse of Cook Medical's uterine manipulator/injectors (UMI) last week at the 38th Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, sponsored by the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL). Gail McDanielMon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5528Bloomington, Ind., November 9, 2009 — In an ongoing effort to drive innovation in endourology, Cook Medical will feature a series of product demonstrations with a special emphasis on the PERC NCircle® Nitinol Tipless Stone Extractor, Flexor® Ureteral Access Sheath and the Ultraxx™ Nephrostomy Balloon at the 23rd Congress of the Japanese Society of Endourology and ESWL (extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy), in Tokyo, Japan. Gail McDanielMon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5526Bloomington, Ind. – November 4, 2009 — Cook Medical is partnering with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) at this year's AOPA Aviation Summit in Tampa, Fla. from November 5-7 to provide free abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screenings to its attendees at high risk for AAA. Preventive screenings for AAAs, a “silent killer” and the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. in men over age 55, have proven effective in detecting the condition early and enabling interventional treatment.David McCartyWed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5527Bloomington, Ind. – November 4, 2009 — Canadian physicians can now treat patients suffering from life-threatening aneurysms in one of the body's largest arteries with an endovascular graft delivered during a minimally invasive procedure without blocking a critical artery. The Zenith® Branch Endovascular Graft-Iliac Bifurcation from Cook Medical, approved today by Health Canada's Medical Devices Bureau, is specifically designed to preserve flow to the internal iliac artery allowing for the endovascular treatment of both aortoiliac and iliac artery aneurysms that commonly occur in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Aneurysms are bulges in the walls of the major arteries that left untreated can rupture causing death.David McCartyWed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5519Tokyo, Japan, October 26, 2009 — Glenn Ostlund, Representative Director of Cook Japan announced the appointment of Kazuhiko Yagome as General Manager as part of a diverse investment to promote new growth and development at Cook Japan. Cook Japan was established in 2004, expanding Cook's investment into Japan and the Asia Pacific market. With his extensive management experience, Mr. Yagome will reinforce Cook Japan's business structure through partnership of cross-functional departments and active communication.Yuriko YamamotoMon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5521Bloomington, Ind., October 26, 2009 — Approximately one million women in the United States are rendered infertile by disease in the fallopian tubes, the most common being tubal occlusion or blockage. This condition is commonly diagnosed using a complicated, invasive fluoroscopic evaluation, consisting of real-time, action images of the fallopian tubes to identify possible occlusions. In an effort to simplify this procedure and ease patient discomfort, Cook Medical today announced the availability of the FluoroSet, a comprehensive, three-product radiographic tubal assessment set designed to deliver fast, easy, accurate fluoroscopic evaluation results.Gail McDanielMon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5515LAS VEGAS, Nev. - October 20, 2009 - In a tour de force of new product development and introduction, Cook Medical is introducing six new products in parallel to provide better treatment options to the physicians treating the 27 million people worldwide* afflicted with some form of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and other diseases of the circulatory system.David McCartyTue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5520Bloomington, Ind., October 19, 2009 — An alternative approach to reforming America's ailing health care system from Bill Cook, founder of the world's largest privately owned medical device manufacturing company, calls for a focus on improved patient outcomes through preventive care using a new, national system of local medical clinics.David McCartyMon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5517Bloomington, Ind. - October 16, 2009 - Continuing to drive innovation in reproductive medicine, Cook Medical will feature a series of product demonstrations with a special emphasis on its portfolio of assisted reproductive technology (A.R.T.) at the 2009 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting (ASRM).Gail McDanielFri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5518Bloomington, Ind. - October 5, 2009 - Dr. Evangelos Liatsikos, assistant professor of the Department of Urology at the University of Patras School of Medicine in Greece, has been selected as the 2009 winner of the Arthur D. Smith Endourology Lectureship known as the "Arthur" Award.Gail McDanielFri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5514London, 15th October, 2009: For the first time, The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) and University College London Hospitals (UCLH) will host a two-day symposium in central London this month to discuss the latest challenges and developments in the treatment of aortic disease, including aneurysms and dissections.David McCartyThu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5516Winston-Salem (October 15, 2009) - Cook Medical has awarded Primo Water Corporation the first annual Cook Medical Innovation Award. Primo Water Corporation was one of five finalists considered for developing a product, procedure or concept that represents an elegantly simple solution to a complex problem; benefits society; positively affects the marketplace and demonstrates a high degree of creativity.Brooks JonesThu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5512CHICAGO, ILL., October 13, 2009 — Surgeons and patients can get fast, thorough and authoritative answers to their questions about soft tissue repair such as hernia, fistula and pelvic floor repair procedures at the first-ever informational microsite for Cook Medical's Biodesign™ grafts, launched today at the 2009 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons in Chicago. The new site, CookBiodesign.com, provides easy access to abstracts of clinical studies, research articles, news, and treatment success stories for Cook's Biodesign Advanced Tissue Repair Products, a breakthrough advancement in soft tissue repair designed for use in nine procedural areas and used in more than one million procedures in 91 countries.Marsha LovejoyTue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT