Cook Medical News

Cook Medical Advances Staple Line Reinforcement with Self-Adhesive Surgisis Biodesign

David McCarty — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Bloomington, Ind., March 31, 2008 – Cook Medical offers a significant innovation to improve bariatric and thoracic surgical procedures with the U.S. launch of the self-adhesive Surgisis Biodesign Staple Line Reinforcement.

Cook Wins Injunction Against Competitor and Former Sales Representatives Over Violations of Employee Non-Compete Agreements

David McCarty — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Bloomington, Ind. – March 31, 2008 – Cook Medical has won a preliminary injunction against Endologix, Inc. and four former sales reps barring them from violating Cook’s non-compete agreement.

Cook Incorporated Wins Judgment In Patent Infringement Suit Filed By Edwards

David McCarty — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Bloomington, Ind. – The United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted summary judgment in favor of Cook Incorporated rejecting claims filed by Edwards Lifesciences LLC alleging Cook had infringed on Edwards’ patents for endovascular devices to treat aneurysms, Cook officials announced today.

Cook Medical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Celect™ Vena Cava Filter and Günther Tulip™ Vena Cava Filter Retrieval Set

David McCarty — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Bloomington, Ind., March 19, 2008 – Cook Medical, a global leader in the implantable vena cava (IVC) filter market, was granted 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Celect™ Vena Cava Filter.

Cook Medical Announces the Launch and First Patient Enrollment of the REFORM Clinical Trial

David McCarty — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Bloomington, Ind., March 19, 2008 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved initiation of the REFORM clinical trial, officials of Cook Medical announced today.

Cook Medical Launches Spectrum Glide™ To Combat Catheter Related Bloodstream Infections

Lucie Smith — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

Limerick, Ireland – 28 February 2008 – Cook Medical today announces the general availability in Europe of Cook spectrum® Glide ™ Minocycline/Rifampin Impregnated Catheters.

MED Institute Unveils State-of-the-Art Research and Development Facility for Cook Medical

David McCarty — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

West Lafayette, Ind. – State and local dignitaries, as well as officials from Purdue University, Purdue Research Foundation and Cook Group, will be on hand Friday to dedicate a new state-of-the-art product development center for the Cook medical organization that could bring the company’ local staffing up to 250 jobs.

Cook Pharmica Names Fred Larimore, Ph.D., Vice President of Scientific Affairs, CSO

David McCarty — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Fred Larimore, Ph.D. has been named vice president of scientific affairs and chief scientific officer for Cook Pharmica, the global contract biopharmaceutical manufacturing division of Cook Medical.

Cook Medical Introduces Umbilical Hernia Graft Designed to Fit Individual Patient Anatomies

David McCarty — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 11, 2008 – Cook Medical has released the Surgisis Biodesign™ Umbilical Hernia Graft, a unique solution for umbilical hernia repair that incorporates the company’s breakthrough Surgisis Biodesign technology.

Cook Medical Enrolls First U.S. Patient in STABLE Aortic Dissection Trial

David McCarty — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

Bloomington, Ind., February 11, 2008 – Cook Medical today announced enrollment of the first U.S. patient in the STABLE global clinical trial designed to evaluate the Cook Zenith® Dissection Endovascular System for the treatment of Type B thoracic aortic dissections.

Cook Medical Names Phil Nowell Global Director, Aortic Intervention

David McCarty — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

Bloomington, Ind. – Phil Nowell, who has served as national sales director of Cook Medical’s Aortic Intervention strategic business unit since 2004, has been promoted to global director of that division, Cook Medical Vice President Pete Yonkman announced today.

First-of-its-Kind Summit Will Explore Sex and Gender-Based Factors Impacting Vascular Health

Gail McDaniel — Fri, 8 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

Spencer, Ind. – February 8, 2008 – “The Impact of Sex on Vascular Diseases and Implications for Novel Therapeutics,” a conference to examine how sex and gender differences affect vascular disease in both men and women, is scheduled for February 8, 2008 at the world-renowned Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Cook Pharmica Announces $80 Million Capability Expansion

David McCarty — Wed, 6 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Pharmica, the contract biopharmaceutical manufacturing division of Cook Medical, will be expanding capabilities to include formulation, filling and finishing.

Cook Medical Names Scott Dougall Vice President and North American Sales Leader

David McCarty — Tue, 5 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

Bloomington, Ind. – Scott Dougall has been named vice president of Cook Medical Inc., the shared service provider for Cook Group’s North American operations, and took on a new role as the North American sales leader for Cook’s Critical Care strategic business unit beginning January 2008.

Cook Medical Names Christina Anné Vice President for its Women’s Health Business Unit

David McCarty — Tue, 5 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

Bloomington, Ind. – Christina Anné, an 18-year veteran of the Cook Medical organization, has been named vice president of the company’s rapidly growing women’s health business unit.

Cook Medical Names Dave Volz Vice President, Manufacturing Operations

David McCarty — Tue, 5 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Incorporated has named Dave Volz, a 17-year veteran of the Cook organization with wide experience managing production activities throughout the global company’s operations, as Vice President, Manufacturing Operations.

Cook Medical Applauds Study from New England Journal of Medicine Reporting High Success Rates of Endovascular Aortic Repair

David McCarty — Fri, 1 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 1, 2008 –Cook Medical today applauded a new study that appeared in this week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Cook Medical Launches Online Destination To Educate Physicians and Patients on a Leading Form of Erectile Dysfunction

Gail McDaniel — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

Spencer, Ind. – January 30, 2008 – Cook Medical today announced the launch of www.MensHealthPD.com, an informational microsite dedicated to educating physicians, men and their partners about the symptoms, treatment options and latest research on Peyronie’s disease, a common form of erectile dysfunction affecting more than 1.4 million men in the United States alone.

Cook Incorporated Files IDE Application for Zenith Branch Vessel Graft with U.S. FDA

David McCarty — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

Bloomington, Ind., January 24, 2008 – Cook Incorporated, the world leader in endovascular repair of aortic disease, has filed an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) for a new type of endograft designed to treat patients with aortoiliac or iliac aneurysms that have been difficult to treat endovascularly with currently available designs.

Cook Medical Begins Patient Enrollment in STABLE Aortic Dissection Trial

David McCarty — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

Bloomington, Ind., January 22, 2008 – Cook Medical has begun patient enrollment in the STABLE clinical trial designed to evaluate the Cook Zenith® Dissection Endovascular System for the treatment of Type B thoracic aortic dissections.