August 17th, 2025
Bloomington, Ind. — Gayle Karch Cook, historical preservation activist and cofounder of the Cook companies alongside husband Bill Cook, passed away at 91 this morning. She is survived by her son Carl and daughter-in-law Marcy and their granddaughter, Eleanor. “Gayle’s spirit of…
August 15th, 2025

We are passionate about innovation in the supply chain industry. Our goal is to connect with and listen to healthcare professionals to identify unmet needs and use our expertise to imagine new solutions. For years, we have consistently heard that…
July 28th, 2025

Leveraging Cook's history of innovative medical devices in a new procedural setting Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical today announced the launch of its new Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (iMRI) division, marking a significant step forward in its commitment to transforming…
July 17th, 2025

Cook Medical has released its Social Impact & Sustainability Report for 2024, highlighting the company’s commitment to working sustainably and responsibly while fulfilling its purpose to improve the lives of everyone it serves. The report reflects on the achievements of Cook's teams across…
July 14th, 2025

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical’s Zenith® Iliac Branch Device (ZBIS) is now commercially available in the United States with FDA approval as an endovascular treatment option for aortoiliac or…
April 23rd, 2025

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical announced a collaboration with Mendaera™ Inc., a Silicon Valley-based healthcare technology company. The goal of this collaboration is to create cutting-edge solutions for needle-based interventions in urological procedures by combining Cook's market-leading needles with Mendaera's handheld…
April 3rd, 2025
Please join us as we highlight some of our leaders, learn about their experiences, and hear how they are talking about the positive changes we’re making to meet our vision of the future at Cook. Follow along for the full Meet…
March 27th, 2025

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical’s Zilver PTX drug-eluting stent (DES) has lower rates of in-stent occlusions among patients with restenosis at three years than Boston Scientific’s Eluvia DES, according to real-world data from the REALDES study. The data, published by…
March 10th, 2025

Our mission stays the same, but at Cook, we’re relentlessly inventive and proactively adapting to the needs of physicians and patients. We previously shared three ways Cook is changing. Since then, we’ve made other significant advancements. Here are four more…
March 7th, 2025
Please join us as we highlight some of our leaders, learn about their experiences, and hear how they are talking about the positive changes we’re making to meet our vision of the future at Cook. Follow along for the full Meet…
March 7th, 2025

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical is now offering Magneto technology on the Quanta System 100W and 150W High Power Ho:YAG Laser Systems. Magneto technology allows physicians to perform a wider array of endourological procedures than ever before with one laser…
March 6th, 2025

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical’s Zenith Alpha® 2 Thoracic Endovascular Graft (ZTA2) is now commercially available throughout the United States. ZTA2 is the first aortic device on the market that has evolved to accommodate CO2 flushing and has an approved…
January 31st, 2025
Please join us as we highlight some of our leaders, learn about their experiences, and hear how they are talking about the positive changes we’re making to meet our vision of the future at Cook. Follow along for the full Meet…
November 22nd, 2024

Please join us as we highlight some of our leaders, learn about their experiences, and hear how they are talking about the positive changes we’re making to meet our vision of the future at Cook. Follow along for the full Meet…
November 18th, 2024

Bloomington, Ind. — Furthering their commitment to relentlessly delivering new products and services to address unmet customer needs, today Cook Medical announced a strategic investment in the urology space. Zenflow is a medical device company developing a minimally invasive treatment…
October 29th, 2024

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical’s Zilver Vena® Venous Self-Expanding Stent has shown high rates of patency sustained for three years, according to recently published data in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR).1 The patency results extended across all patient…
October 22nd, 2024

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical is now distributing the PillSense™ GI Bleed Detection System in the United States. PillSense™ is a novel device that can detect upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in patients in under 10 minutes. Cook is constantly changing…
October 17th, 2024

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical is now offering the NestVT Vitrification Device in the United States. This device is a secure solution for embryos and oocytes during vitrification, cryo-storage and relocation. Along with the launch of this innovative product, Cook…
September 23rd, 2024
Please join us as we highlight some of our leaders, learn about their experiences, and hear how they are talking about the positive changes we’re making to meet our vision of the future at Cook. Follow along for the full Meet…
September 17th, 2024

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical announced this morning it has signed an agreement with Merit Medical to purchase Cook’s Lead Management portfolio. This announcement is the conclusion of a series of planned Cook divestures across multiple product lines and specialties…
July 22nd, 2024

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical announced this morning it has signed a letter of intent with Astorg, a leading private equity firm with an extensive and successful track record in global healthcare investments, to purchase Cook’s Reproductive Health business (“Cook…
June 27th, 2024

Bloomington, Ind. — Ross Whittaker, a manager of manufacturing engineering at Cook, was named a member of the Conexus Rising 30 Class of 2024 for his exceptional work in advanced manufacturing and logistics (AML) and the changes he and his…
June 26th, 2024

At Cook, our goal has always been to provide devices and services to support minimally invasive procedures for patients. That hasn’t changed. However, what has changed is the way we work toward that goal. In November 2023, we announced an…
June 21st, 2024

Bloomington, Ind. — In her more than 15 years of experience at Cook Medical, Amy Tyrrell has always prioritized relationships—both inside and outside the company. Her hard work over the years was recognized when she earned the Captis Medical Device…
December 18th, 2023

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical won the 2023 Loyal Partner Supplier Award from Capstone Health Alliance for outstanding work from Cook’s MedSurg division. Cook is proud…
November 7th, 2023

The last several years have brought significant change to Cook. To ensure that we are positioned to be successful in this new world, our global leadership teams have implemented a new vision and strategic plan that were informed by extensive…
November 1st, 2023
Bloomington, Indiana — In alignment with its 5-year strategic plan, Cook Medical announced today that CooperCompanies has acquired select products from Cook’s Maternal Fetal Medicine portfolio, as well as gynecological surgery products, and Doppler monitor technology. CooperCompanies (Nasdaq: COO), a…
October 18th, 2023

Bloomington, Ind. — The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded Cook Medical a Next Generation Implant Contract for implanted medical devices. This contract will streamline the procurement process for the VA supply chain team. This contract is another…
September 29th, 2023

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical is pleased to promote Barry Slowey to vice president and chief sustainability officer. His new position was effective September 8, 2023. In his new appointment, Barry will provide leadership and implement the goals of Cook’s Social…
September 26th, 2023

Bloomington, Ind. — At the 2023 Vizient Connections Summit, Cook Medical won the Vizient Supply Assurance Supplier of the Year Award. This award demonstrates Cook’s transparency and commitment to communication during the supply chain process with healthcare organizations that are…
September 1st, 2023

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical is pleased to promote Amber Beauchamp to vice president, global human resources at Cook Group and Cook Medical effective September 1, 2023. Beauchamp has more than 17 years of HR experience in multiple industries. She…
August 7th, 2023
Gina W. shares her diagnoses story and advocates for disease awareness In an open, honest, and, at times, emotional conversation, Gina W., a national sales manager for Cook, sat down with interviewer Kelly R., a Clinical Training manager for Cook,…
July 25th, 2023

Bringing the latest in medical technologies to the youngest patients INDIANAPOLIS and WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University, the Indiana University School of Medicine and medical device company Cook Medical are focusing a new alliance on clinical needs in pediatrics…
July 17th, 2023

Cook applauds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent update on paclitaxel-coated devices. We believe this is the best decision for physicians and patients. “We are grateful for the FDA’s latest update on paclitaxel. We applaud decisions that are based…
June 29th, 2023

Bloomington, Ind. — As announced at the 2023 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), the Advance Serenity® Hydrophilic PTA Balloon Catheter product line is now available with even more options. Interventionalists who perform peripheral intervention procedures in the US and Canada now…
June 26th, 2023

Bloomington, Ind. — Following the publication of an animal study examining the performance of embolization coils in arteries1 in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) in 2019, a second, similar study,2 published in the May 2023 issue of…
June 23rd, 2023
CAUTION: Investigational device. Limited by United States law to investigational use. Bloomington, Ind. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Cook Medical to initiate an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study on the Zenith Fenestrated+ Endovascular…
June 12th, 2023

For five years, the Cook Medical headquarters in Bloomington, Indiana has hosted e-recycling events. We held it again this year, and the tradition has recently sparked other electronics recycling events at other Cook locations. It’s a part of who we…
June 2nd, 2023

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical is proud to achieve a transparency partner badge from the Healthcare Industry Resiliency Collaborative (HIRC). HIRC is a nonprofit healthcare supply chain trade association. Its mission is to support supply chain best practices for better…
May 15th, 2023

The email below, along with a video from our president and an FAQ document, was sent to all Cook Medical employees on Monday, May 15 at 1pm EST. Memo header: Company announcement: A difficult step for our strategic success…
May 10th, 2021

Bloomington, Ind. — The Litho 150 laser is now commercially available in the US. The product is the latest offering from Quanta System and is available through Cook Medical distribution. With power of up to 152 W, this ultra-high-power laser…
May 6th, 2021

View news coverage of this announcement below. Indianapolis, Ind. — An Indianapolis neighborhood will soon have access to fresh food with a new grocery store, brought to life through a truly unique neighborhood, corporate and non-profit collaboration. The Indy Fresh…
April 14th, 2021

West Lafayette, Ind. — The FDA has reviewed the applications to the Accreditation Scheme for Conformity Assessment (ASCA) Pilot program and has granted laboratory safety accreditation to Cook Research Incorporated (CRI), a part of Cook Medical. CRI is the nonclinical…
March 30th, 2021

Cook Medical has a long history working with pioneers and innovators to develop products that are beneficial to both patients and clinicians. For Women’s History Month and beyond, we celebrate our current and past partnerships with women who made a difference. Product name: Rösch-Thurmond Fallopian Tube Catheterization Set…
March 2nd, 2021

Bloomington, Ind. – A new medical device manufacturing facility isn’t just bringing 100 new jobs to Indianapolis—the site will also boost the economy with a goal of contracting with 100% local minority-owned construction companies. Harmon Construction, a third-generation family-owned contractor,…
March 1st, 2021
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical’s Zenith® Fenestrated+ Endovascular Graft (ZFEN+) product has received Breakthrough Device designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This designation is granted for devices that have the potential to provide more effective treatment or…
January 11th, 2021

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical today announced that the Blue Rhino G2-Multi Percutaneous Tracheostomy Introducer sets and trays are commercially available to physicians in the United States and Canada. This product is a new iteration of the Ciaglia Blue Rhino…
January 6th, 2021

Bloomington, Ind. – The Litho EVO holmium laser is now available through Cook Medical in the United States, Austria, Germany, France, Ireland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The Quanta Litho EVO laser is now available through…
August 13th, 2020

Bloomington, Ind., and Shaumburg, Il. – Dave Reed, retired vice president of Healthcare Business Solutions at Cook Medical, was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame for Healthcare Supply Chain Leadership by the Bellwether League, Inc. This year, the Bellwether…
August 3rd, 2020

Bloomington, Ind. – A study recently published in BMC Urology compared Cook Medical’s Black Silicone Filiform Double Pigtail Ureteral Stent Set to a traditional polyurethane ureteral stent and found that on two separate patient surveys, the black silicone stent was…
June 23rd, 2020

Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Medical today announced that the Advance Serenity™ Hydrophilic PTA Balloon Catheter is now available to physicians in the United States. The catheter is manufactured by Surmodics and distributed by Cook Medical. Advance Serenity is a hydrophilic-coated…
June 22nd, 2020

The Indianapolis Business Journal highlighted Cook Medical and Cook Group as one of the top 50 privately owned companies in Indiana. Cook Group ranked third in the state of Indiana this year. Reporter Sam Stall interviewed several Cook executives about…
June 8th, 2020

Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Medical is proud to announce the release of two products. The Transluminal Biliary Biopsy Forceps Set (BBFS) and a new 40-centimeter delivery system line extension of the existing Zilver 635® Biliary Stent (ZIB) are both now…
June 3rd, 2020

This is a painful time in our country. It’s unfathomable that tragedies such as the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery continue to happen. Sadly, as people of color know all too well, they do happen every…
April 30th, 2020
Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Medical and Surmodics, Inc. are proud to announce a new agreement in which Cook Medical will distribute two new Surmodics products, hydrophilic percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) balloon catheters that can be used over 0.014-inch and a…
April 30th, 2020

First, we want to thank everyone on the front lines fighting this pandemic. We acknowledge the sacrifices you are making to protect your own families while meeting your obligations to patients. Across the global healthcare industry, the COVID-19 pandemic has…
January 29th, 2020
Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Medical and Bentley today announced that they are collaborating in clinical trials involving Cook’s fenestrated and branch stent grafts and Bentley’s covered stents. About Cook Medical Since 1963, Cook Medical has worked closely with physicians to develop technologies…
January 21st, 2020
Bloomington, Ind.—Cook Medical is pleased to announce a new contract with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The contract, which went into effect on October 21, 2019, includes products such as the Zilver® PTX® Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent, Zenith® aortic…
January 15th, 2020

Cook Medical's TriForce® Peripheral Crossing Set Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Medical’s TriForce® Peripheral Crossing Set is now commercially available. As of January 2020, these products are available to physicians in the United States to support procedures to treat patients with…
January 13th, 2020

Bloomington, Ind. – The FDA has recently granted Cook Medical a De Novo authorization to market their new device, EchoTip® Insight™ Portosystemic Pressure Gradient Measurement System, in the United States. EchoTip Insight is an endoscopic ultrasound device which allows endoscopists…
January 7th, 2020
Bloomington, Ind. — On January 6, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana vacated in its entirety a February 1, 2019, judgment against Cook Medical in the inferior vena cava (IVC) filter litigation. In vacating the verdict, the…
December 20th, 2019
Bloomington, Ind. — Today, Cook Medical applauds the successful efforts of legislators from the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to repeal the medical device excise tax. “Repealing the medical device tax will help bring new life-saving devices to patients around the…
December 3rd, 2019

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical’s innovative Hemospray® product received the 2019 Healio Disruptive Innovators Award in the Industry Breakthrough category. Healio, a healthcare news and education organization, presented the awards on October 27 at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific…
November 19th, 2019

Bloomington, Ind. – At this year’s VEITHsymposium®, Dr. Marc Bosiers presented data that show that patient treatment with the Zilver® PTX® stent has several benefits when compared to traditional bypass surgery. The data, which were gathered from a randomized controlled…
November 12th, 2019

Hong Kong — Cook Medical announced today that Jean-Marc Creissel has been named vice president and director of Asia-Pacific. In his new role, Creissel will lead the Asia-Pacific teams to transform Cook Medical into…
November 5th, 2019

Bloomington, Ind. — At this year’s Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) conference, Dr. Michael D. Dake presented data on Zilver® PTX® that supports the device’s benefits across different patient groups. …
October 29th, 2019
Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Medical and Quanta System have entered into an agreement in which Cook will distribute in some territories a comprehensive offering of Quanta’s holmium and thulium laser systems, laser fibers and accessories. This collaboration will ensure that…
October 28th, 2019
Earlier today, a decision was made in Philadelphia against Rex Argon, an IVC filter device manufacturer. Cook Medical’s IVC filters are quality products that have saved thousands of lives and are critical to patient well-being. Our design and materials are different from the…
October 14th, 2019

Phoenix, Ariz. — Cook Medical is proud to announce that Dave Reed, vice president of Healthcare Solutions, received the Chuck Lauer Award at the Integrated Delivery Network (IDN) Summit on September 10. Dave Reed (left) receives…
October 7th, 2019

Bloomington, Ind. — Forbes named Cook Medical one of America’s Best Employers for Women 2019. We are honored to receive this award in addition to the Forbes rankings as one of America’s Best Employers for both 2018 and 2019. To rank…
October 2nd, 2019

Abu Dhabi, UAE — Shayna Martin, global brand marketing director for Cook Medical’s Urology specialty, will receive the Endourological Society 2019 Industry Award during the society’s…
September 10th, 2019

Barcelona, Spain — Michael D. Dake, MD, presented at the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) conference regarding new data on the use of Zilver® PTX®, Cook Medical’s paclitaxel-coated stent for peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Dr. Dake is the…
August 28th, 2019

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook is pleased to announce that Rose Kelly-Falls has joined Cook Medical as global leader of procurement and supply chain. Kelly-Falls and…
August 20th, 2019
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical recently released the second generation of the 2.6 Fr CXI Support Catheter with platinum-iridium marker bands. The CXI catheter is used in small-vessel anatomy or superselective anatomy for diagnostic and interventional procedures, including peripheral use. “We…
August 7th, 2019
Today, FDA updated its communication to healthcare providers on paclitaxel coated devices. Based on current information, FDA recommends that physicians discuss the risks and benefits of all available peripheral arterial disease (PAD) treatment options with patients and determine if the…
June 26th, 2019
Last week, during FDA’s public meeting of the Circulatory System Devices Panel, there was an important discussion on patient safety and mortality rates associated with paclitaxel coated medical devices. During the meeting, Cook Medical presented 5-year clinical data on our…
June 24th, 2019
Bloomington, Ind. — A newly published prospective, randomized controlled trial concluded that 20 gage fine needle biopsy (FNB) needles consistently outperformed 25 gage fine needle aspiration (FNA) needles in terms of histological yield and diagnostic accuracy, in pancreatic and non-pancreatic…
June 4th, 2019
Bloomington, Ind. — Today, Cook Medical was honored as one of Bloomington’s Best Places to Work by Bloomington Economic Development Corporation (BEDC), The Mill and The Herald-Times. This is the second consecutive year that Cook has received recognition for its…
May 20th, 2019
Bloomington, Ind. — A new, multicenter study on Cook Medical’s Hemospray Endoscopic Hemostat device was published in the April 2019 edition of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. The prospective, nonrandomized, Cook sponsored study was conducted at 4 tertiary care centers in Canada and involved 50…
May 18th, 2019
Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Medical and Ambu A/S have agreed on terms to enter into a partnership under which Cook will distribute Ambu’s single-use, disposable duodenoscope in the U.S., following FDA clearance. The scope is currently being developed by Ambu…
April 18th, 2019
Bloomington, Ind. — This week, Cook Medical made patient-level data from the Zilver® PTX® randomized control trial (RCT) available by request on cookmedical.com. Cook provides this data to encourage further collaboration with researchers to benefit patients with peripheral arterial disease. “We…
April 17th, 2019
Bloomington, Ind. – Today, Forbes announced that Cook Medical has ranked 48 of 500 large companies in the America’s Best Employers of 2019 listing. This is the second year that Cook Medical has been recognized with this honor. “It is…
March 28th, 2019
Bloomington, Ind. — Following the recent FDA approval of Cook Medical’s Zenith Dissection Endovascular System, Cooper University Health Care in Camden, New Jersey, has treated the first patient in the US with the device as part of Cook’s US commercial launch.…
March 25th, 2019

Bloomington, Ind. – A new animal study concludes that fewer fibered embolization coils are needed to achieve acute occlusion when compared with similar bare metal coils. The study was presented today at an industry sponsored symposium during the 2019 annual…
March 22nd, 2019
Dear colleagues, Over the past few months, there has been a lot of discussion regarding the use of paclitaxel for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease. We want to share with you our perspective and some important information on this…
February 6th, 2019
Jury rejects request for tens of millions of dollars and punitive damages Bloomington, Ind. – Despite overwhelming evidence to support the safety and benefits of the Celect™ Vena Cava Filter, a jury in Indianapolis, Indiana, ruled in favor of the…
February 4th, 2019
Bloomington, Ind. — Today, Cook Medical announced its recent approval from the U.S. FDA for its Zenith Dissection Endovascular System. The system, consisting of a proximal stent-graft component and a distal bare stent component, provides physicians a less invasive alternative to…
January 22nd, 2019
Findings contradict meta-analysis linking paclitaxel-coated devices and increased mortality Bloomington, Ind. – Today at the Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC), Cook Medical participated in significant discussion about the use of paclitaxel to treat patients suffering from PAD. Through several presentations to…
January 2nd, 2019
Winston-Salem, N.C. – Today, Cook Medical announced that it has completed an agreement with Whitaker Park Development Authority Inc. to acquire a long-standing facility at Winston-Salem’s Whitaker Park. The agreement was completed on December 27, 2018. Cook will begin converting a…
November 6th, 2018
Study finds 91 percent freedom from TLR at one year and 76 percent at five years, including complex lesions Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Medical introduced the results from an aggregated data analysis at the Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) conference, highlighting…
October 29th, 2018

Bloomington, Ind. — Last week, Cook Medical was recognized as one of the best places to work in Bloomington. The honor comes from the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation in partnership with…
September 24th, 2018
Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Medical announced that a new 5 mm diameter version of Zilver® PTX® was approved by the FDA. It is the first 5 mm drug eluting stent in the U.S. with lengths available up to 140 mm…
September 10th, 2018
Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Medical today announced that it received a close-out letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration resolving a 2014 warning letter for processes related to the quality system at the company’s manufacturing facility in Bloomington, Indiana.…
August 8th, 2018
Bloomington, Ind. –Cook Medical has introduced the 140 mm-length Zilver® PTX® Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent in both 6 and 7 mm diameters in the U.S. The longer length comes after an expanded indication approval by FDA to treat total lesion lengths up…
July 24th, 2018
Bloomington, Ind. – Cook is pleased with bipartisan efforts by the U.S. House of Representatives to help bring new life-saving medical devices to patients by passing H.R. 184, the Protect Medical Innovation Act. This legislation would permanently repeal the medical…
June 12th, 2018
Winston-Salem, N.C. – Today, Cook Medical announced a letter of intent was signed with the Whitaker Park Development Authority Inc. to acquire a long-standing facility at Winston-Salem’s Whitaker Park. A portion of the R.J. Reynolds building will transform into a…
May 24th, 2018
Bloomington, Ind. – Despite overwhelming evidence to support the safety and benefits of the Celect™ Vena Cava Filter, today a Houston, Texas jury ruled in…
May 17th, 2018

Bloomington, Ind. – Last week, Dave Reed was recognized as a leader in healthcare operations by the Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX). The Supply Chain Leadership award recognizes companies and individuals who make a difference in healthcare, transforming supply chain automation,…
May 7th, 2018

Bloomington, Ind. – The FDA has granted Cook Medical approval to market Hemospray®, in the United States. An endoscopic hemostat, Hemospray achieves hemostasis with a proprietary inorganic powder. Bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract is a…
May 4th, 2018

Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Medical has announced Ross Harvey as the new director of global Customer Support & Delivery (CSD). In this role, Harvey will oversee the global customer service teams, global distribution centers, and warehouses. These teams will work…
May 2nd, 2018

Bloomington, Ind. — Yesterday, Forbes announced Cook Medical as one of America’s Best Employers of 2018. Cook Medical ranked 44 on the list of 500 midsize companies and ranked third of 25 in the midsize healthcare equipment and suppliers' category. This is…
April 20th, 2018

Bloomington, Ind. – Today, Christina Anné was named vice president of Distribution Channel Management (DCM) for Cook Medical. The DCM team will be dedicated to serving the needs of Cook’s distributors around the world and to ensure compliant and ethical…
April 2nd, 2018
Bloomington, Ind. – Today, Cook Medical announced that physicians in the U.S. and Canada are once again able to order the Beacon® Tip Torcon NB® Advantage 5 Fr Catheter, used in angiographic procedures. In 2015 and 2016, Cook recalled all…
March 19th, 2018
Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Medical’s Cellvizio® Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy (CLE) System and the Confocal Miniprobes™ have received additional 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Additional data provided in multiple peer-reviewed medical journals paved the way for…
March 15th, 2018

Bloomington, Ind. – District Court Judge Richard L. Young entered judgment in favor of Cook Medical in the second bellwether case on IVC filters.…
March 7th, 2018

Bloomington, Ind. – Today, Cook Medical announced Dan Kaiser as the leader of global research and development (R&D). This dedicated engineering team will connect product development more closely to customer needs and accelerate the process of getting new products to…
February 28th, 2018
Bloomington, Ind. – Today, Cook Medical announced the leaders of its two new business divisions. Mark Breedlove has been named vice president of Cook’s Vascular division and DJ Sirota has been named vice president of Cook’s MedSurg division. The new…
February 20th, 2018

Bloomington, Ind. – Today, Cook Medical announced key changes that simplify its organizational structure to better support customers. These changes realign the current sales, marketing, research and development, and customer service teams in addition to establishing new distribution channel management…
January 22nd, 2018
Bloomington, Ind. — Today, Cook Medical applauds the successful efforts of legislators in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to suspend the medical device excise tax for two years. This action is a continuation of the previous two-year suspension of…
November 9th, 2017
Bloomington, Ind. – Today a jury returned a verdict in the first bellwether trial on IVC filters. An Evansville, Indiana, jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of Cook after a three week trial. “We are pleased with this outcome.…
June 21st, 2017
The Herald-Times, a local Bloomington, Indiana paper, profiled Cook’s High School Equivalency program in a feature. Reporter Kurt Christian sat down with Cook leadership and recent program graduate Nycole to capture stories and successes of the adult education initiative. Read…
November 15th, 2016
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.-- Cook Medical has completed enrollment in the first clinical study of an iliofemoral venous stent conducted in the United States under an FDA-approved Investigational Device Exemption (IDE). The VIVO Clinical Study is a prospective, non-randomized, multi-center study intended…
December 23rd, 2015
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical applauds the successful efforts of legislators in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives last week to suspend the burdensome medical device excise tax for two years. This action to suspend the medical device tax…
September 28th, 2015
Bloomington, Ind. — Dr. Kimihiko Kichikawa, Department of Radiology at Nara Medical University in Japan, reported two-year results of the Zilver® PTX® post-market surveillance (PMS) study on September 27, 2015, in Lisbon, Portugal. Dr. Kichikawa presented initial target data on…
June 18th, 2015
Cook is pleased that the House of Representatives, working in a bipartisan effort, has acted to help patients needing the latest medical technologies, support hospitals struggling to control healthcare expenses, and boost U.S.-based device manufacturers in a global competitive market,…
November 13th, 2013

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical has today officially opened its new state-of-the-art research and development (R&D) Innovation Centre at its plant in Limerick, Ireland. The Innovation Centre together, with the expansion of cleanrooms, packaging, storage and other facilities, represents…
October 8th, 2013
Las Vegas, Nev. — Four-year data from the Zilver® PTX® Randomized Controlled Trial of Paclitaxel-Eluting Stents for Femoropopliteal Disease from Cook Medical presented today at the 2013 Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) meeting demonstrates 75 percent primary patency in the superficial femoral…
April 2nd, 2013
Bloomington, Ind.— Cook Group officials today acknowledged an Indiana General Assembly concurrent resolution sponsored by State Representative Bob Heaton extending "extreme gratitude" for the company’s 50-year history and its beneficial impact on Indiana’s economy and culture. "On behalf of the Cook family,…
March 22nd, 2013
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical is gratified and U.S. patients are thankful for the bipartisan vote in the U.S. Senate on Thursday that overwhelmingly passed the Hatch-Klobuchar amendment to the Senate Budget Resolution to repeal the 2.3 percent tax on medical…
October 22nd, 2012
Bloomington, Ind. — The Grant Street Inn has opened a new 16-room addition. The new building was designed and constructed to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification requirements. The facility will be the fourth LEED-certified building in Bloomington,…
September 28th, 2012
Baesweiler, North Rhine-Westphalia — Cook Medical, a world leader in minimally invasive medical technologies, today announced a major development in the extension of its European operations with the opening of a new €15m distribution center in Baesweiler, Germany. Located less than…
September 10th, 2012
Washington, D.C. — Cook Medical, a world leader in minimally invasive medical device technology, has launched its new Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) clinical division to bring the benefits of the company’s devices for non-surgical procedures to a new group…
June 28th, 2012
Bloomington, Ind. – With the U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Cook Medical now calls for the U.S. Senate to repeal the 2.3 percent medical device excise tax included in that legislation. “The…
June 4th, 2012
Bloomington, Ind. – This is an important week for employees and businesses across Indiana and our nation. The Committee on Ways and Means in the U.S. House of Representatives, with support from both parties, voted 23-11 to approve legislation, H.R.…
April 9th, 2012
Bloomington, Ind. — As part of its ongoing commitment to patients needing emerging new cellular therapies, Cook Group has acquired the assets of General BioTechnology LLC and launched a new company, Cook General BioTechnology LLC (CGBT). Based in Indianapolis, CGBT…
August 19th, 2011
Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Incorporated, a global leader in endovascular technologies, announced today that Judge Tanya Walton Pratt of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana in Indianapolis has issued a Markman ruling in the ongoing…
April 15th, 2011
Bloomington, Ind. – William Alfred Cook, founder of the Cook Group global network of companies and a pioneer in the development of life-saving minimally invasive medical device technology, died Friday at approximately 4:30 p.m. EDT at his Bloomington home of congestive…