http://www.cookmedical.com/newsroom.doCook Medical News Releasesen_USCopyright Cook Medical 2009webmaster@cook-inc.comWed, 4 Nov 2009 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=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 EDThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5511WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., October 12, 2009 — The American Heart Association is proud to announce that Cook Medical's Endoscopy division in Winston-Salem has achieved National recognition as a Gold level Start  Fit-Friendly company for promoting physical activity and health in the workplace.Sally BainMon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5510Spencer, Ind., October 12, 2009 — Adjacent to the original Cook plant, the new facility's footprint takes up a total 160,000 total square feet with more than 65 percent dedicated to manufacturing. Additional amenities include an expanded kitchen, a cafeteria with outdoor seating and employee fitness center. With an eye on continued growth, the facility has also been designed to allow for an additional 100 or more employees to augment the existing 500-person workforce and reaffirms Cook's commitment to town of Spencer and all of Owen County.Gail McDanielMon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5509Bloomington, Ind., October 9, 2009 — Fertility and reproductive specialists are invited to join a live, online chat event entitled, “Transvaginal Ultrasound Transfers” at www.CookARTLab.com. The event will be held on Tuesday, October 13 at 7:30 p.m. ET and led by Dr. Marwan M. Shaykh, an expert in the field of fertility with an emphasis on assisted reproductive technologies (A.R.T.). Gail McDanielFri, 9 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5507Bloomington, Ind., October 8, 2009 — For the first time in Australia, surgeons at the Royal Brisbane and Womens' Hospital have successfully treated a patient with an innovative new endovascular graft to repair a difficult thoracic aortic aneurysm.Melissa RobertsThu, 8 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5508Bloomington, Ind., October 8, 2009 — In a move aimed at protecting its worldwide market-leading technology for endovascular repair of aortic aneurysms (EVAR), Cook Incorporated has filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, against Endologix, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELGX) claiming infringement of two critical patents for endovascular stent-grafts.Dave McCartyThu, 8 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=4803Bloomington, Ind., June 2009 – Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J. will take part in a clinical trial of the first medical device designed specifically to treat aortic dissections, an often-fatal condition that affects tens of thousands in the U.S. and claimed the life of actor John Ritter. Recognized as a preferred treatment center for the minimally invasive treatment of aortic diseases, Cooper was approved by the hospital's institutional review board (IRB) for its involvement in the study. This approval follows the recent appointment of the trial's global principal investigator, Dr. Joseph Lombardi, as chief of vascular and endovascular surgery and associate professor of surgery at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey.David McCartyWed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5505Tokyo, Japan, October 2009 — After three years of successful use as the first approved stent graft for endovascular aortic repair (EVAR), Cook Japan has announced that it will prepare an application for the PMDA's re-examination of its Zenith AAA Endovascular as required under article 14-4-1-1 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act. Approximately 3,000 Japanese patients have been treated with Cook's Zenith AAA stent graft, making it the top selling stent graft in Japan since being approved on July 11, 2006 under Japanese regulation 14-1 (approval number 21800BZY10175000).Yuriko YamamotoWed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5506Bloomington, IN, October 5, 2009 — Continuing to drive innovation in endourology, Cook Medical will feature a series of product demonstrations and interactive presentations with a special emphasis on kidney stone management solutions, including the LMA Stonebreaker and Holmium Lasers. at the 27th Annual World Congress on Endourology and SWL (shock wave lithotripsy) at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Munich, Germany from 6-10 October. Gail McDanielMon, 5 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cookmedical.com/newsDetail.do?id=5504Bloomington, Ind., September 30, 2009 — Embryologists, fertility and reproductive specialists are invited to join a live, online chat event entitled, “In Vitro Maturation” at www.CookARTLab.com. The event will be held on Wednesday, October 7 at 7:00 pm Australian Eastern Time (AEST) and led by Professor Jeremy Thompson, a research scientist whose work is largely focused on early embryo development as the Head of the Early Development Group at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Gail McDanielWed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT