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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…

November 7th, 2023
Cook Medical logo 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…

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,…

March 29th, 2023
Cook Medical aims to raise awareness around head and neck cancer and dysphagia through Dale Maloney’s story  According to the Yale School of Medicine, head and neck cancer affected over 46,000 people last year.1 In addition, a study conducted in…

March 6th, 2023
Solar arrays brighten a sustainable future at Cook’s headquarters They traveled by steam ship and by semi-trailer truck across the globe to settle in Bloomington, Indiana. The journey began in Kolkata, India. Over 3,000 solar panels were carefully bundled in…

December 2nd, 2022
Raised to help others, Cook employee honors his mother in the most charitable way Jeff P. started at Cook Medical in 2014 as an Endoscopy district manager for the San Diego territory. After six years, he was promoted to Market…

June 13th, 2022
    The lockdown in Shanghai and the employees who helped by moving in to the facility  Editor's note: Shanghai has begun lifting a strict, two-month lockdown that was designed to contain rising Covid cases. We want to share an interesting…

June 3rd, 2022
Artist Amiah Mims brings murals to life at the 38th and Sheridan facility Editor’s note: We believe that it’s possible to do good business while doing good in our communities. We’re proud to work in collaboration with partners on a…

May 4th, 2022
Today’s ribbon cutting ceremony marks a new beginning in a community that was once forgotten. Indianapolis, Ind. — A unique partnership between neighbors, a medical device company, government and non-profits today marks an important milestone today at 38th and Sheridan…

May 3rd, 2022
There was no easing into their workday for Susan S. and the rest of the nursing staff in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at their hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark. At the beginning of every shift, they would gather to…

April 13th, 2022
View news coverage of this announcement below. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Intended to serve middle-income workers, workforce housing is in short supply in communities across south-central Indiana, especially during the current housing price spike. After hearing from employees and surrounding communities, Cook…

February 7th, 2022
Bloomington, Indiana — Cook Medical today announced it signed a letter of intent with CooperCompanies to sell the entirety of Cook’s Reproductive Health business within the MedSurg division.  CooperCompanies (NYSE:COO), a publicly held healthcare company, is focused on women’s health and fertility solutions, providing…

July 26th, 2021
Bloomington, Ind. — A year without Cook Medical’s annual E-Recycle Day led to a record-breaking amount of e-waste collected to be recycled safely and sustainably. Not only was this a record for Cook’s annual Recycle Day, but the event was…

May 21st, 2021
Demee Koch recently shared an interview with Cook Medical and Cook Group’s president in Medium’s post, Conscious Entrepreneurship: May I introduce Pete Yonkman. Our president, Pete Yonkman, believes companies need to develop deep connections with employees, customers and communities in…

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…

November 20th, 2020
Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Medical today announced that the Zilver® Vena™ Venous Self-Expanding Stent is commercially available to physicians in the United States. Zilver Vena is a self-expanding stent designed to meet the needs of patients suffering from symptomatic iliofemoral…

November 18th, 2020
View news coverage of this announcement below. How a Unique Partnership Between Neighbors, a Medical Device Company, Government, and Non-Profits is Changing an Indianapolis Community Bloomington, Ind. – A unique partnership designed to bring jobs, free education, wrap around services…

September 2nd, 2020
Cook is a family company founded in 1963 and has grown into a global, multicultural organization. We were founded on core values of mutual respect, acting with integrity, and deeply committing to the quality of products and services we provide…

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
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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

September 22nd, 2017
Bloomington, Ind. – Jean-Marc Creissel received the Endourology Society 2017 Industry Award during the society’s annual World Congress of Endourology and SWL in Vancouver. Creissel is vice president of Cook Medical’s…

August 2nd, 2017
Bloomington, Ind. – Today, Cook Group announced a new partnership with Western Governors University (WGU), anonprofit online university. All U.S. Cook employees will be eligible for a five percent tuition discount for bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in IT, business,…

July 10th, 2017
Bloomington, Ind. – June marked the first anniversary of the My Cook Pathway program, Cook Group’s workforce initiative. The program provides Cook employees with education and career development opportunities through financial assistance. Cook first launched the program by announcing partnerships with…

May 25th, 2017
West Lafayette, Ind. – Jennifer Kerr, president of Cook Research, was named to the 2017 class of Hoosier Fellows through the Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence at Indiana University. Participants in the Hoosier Fellows program come from across…

May 8th, 2017
Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Medical’s Endoscopy business unit redefines access with the introduction of their latest wire guide, the next generation Acrobat® 2 Calibrated Tip Wire Guide. The Acrobat 2 provides the tip flexibility needed for ductal navigation. "We’re very…

May 2nd, 2017
Bloomington, Ind. – Last week, Cook Medical was named Industry Partner of the Year by the Indiana Association for Adult Education for its High School Equivalency (HSE) program. In 2016, Cook partnered with Broadview Learning Center for Adults through Monroe…

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…

November 11th, 2016
Winston-Salem, N.C. – On November 17, Forsyth Tech Community College’s 2016 SciTech Lecture Series will focus on the development process of medical devices. Barry Slowey, president of Cook Endoscopy/Cook Winston-Salem, and Vihar Surti, director of research and development for Cook Medical’s…

August 10th, 2016
Cook Group and Cook Medical sat down with The Herald-Times, the local newspaper in Bloomington, Indiana, to discuss Cook's transformation and preparation for healthcare of the future. These interviews resulted in a four-day series by veteran reporter Bill Strother as described…

November 17th, 2015
Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Medical’s Endoscopy clinical division announces the introduction of the latest addition to the EchoTip ProCore® product line, the EchoTip ProCore 20 gage needle with ReCoil Stylet™. This needle’s flexible design allows physicians to obtain histological samples…

October 12th, 2015
Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the passing of our friend and coworker. On Friday night, Bill Gibbons, our vice president of engineering, and his daughter were involved in a plane crash in eastern Tennessee. Bill was 45 and…

June 16th, 2015
Bloomington, Ind.  — Cook Group announced today that Kem Hawkins, president of Cook Group Incorporated, will retire on July 1 after 34 years with the Cook organization. Hawkins, who has been transitioning his role in the company over the past…

May 4th, 2015
Bloomington, Ind. – Cook Medical announces the introduction of the Hercules® 100 3-Stage Wire-Guided Balloon for esophageal dilation. This product is designed to be used for oral or transnasal esophagoscopy (TNE) helping otolaryngologists effectively treat patients who suffer from dysphagia…

February 26th, 2015
Canton, Ill. – On March 2, the iconic big steam whistle affectionately known as “Big Toot” will return to its original home at the old International Harvester site that is now occupied by Cook Medical and the Cook Polymer Technology…

February 24th, 2015
Bloomington, Ind. – Physicians who treat obstructive salivary gland disorders now have the option of a specialized catheter designed to irrigate the salivary duct and flush out stone fragments. Cook Medical’s SialoCath™ Salivary Duct Catheter is a flexible, soft-tipped, single-lumen…

August 19th, 2014
For Immediate Release: August 26, 2014 Cook Medical 750 Daniels Way Bloomington, IN 47404 www.cookmedical.com Telephone Number:  812-339-2235 On July 10, 2014, Cook Medical initiated a recall of 696 of its CloverSnare™ 4-Loop Vascular Retrieval Snare devices. The device was…

May 6th, 2014
San Francisco, Calif. — A quarter century ago, doctors treating patients with implanted cardiac pacemakers had a big problem. Their patients were outliving the complex electrical devices that gave them an acceptable quality of life. Pacemaker lead wires that deliver electricity…

May 2nd, 2014
Chicago, Ill. – This week is Digestive Disease Week (DDW), and at the world’s largest gathering of physicians and researchers in the gastroenterology field, nine abstracts and other clinical data will be presented on Cook Medical products. Cook’s line of EchoTip®…

April 23rd, 2014
Bloomington, Ind., April 21, 2014 – The Instinct® Endoscopic Clip is now available to gastroenterologists in major global markets. The clip is used to stop gastrointestinal (GI) tract bleeding, which is a condition that can be challenging to treat because of…

December 4th, 2013
Bloomington, Ind. – Rob Lyles, a veteran leader of Cook Medical’s Peripheral Intervention (PI) division, has been promoted to executive vice president in a move to further invigorate Cook’s drive toward new, cutting edge technologies and patient therapies. He will transition…

November 13th, 2013
Bloomington, Ind. – Kem Hawkins, president of Cook Group Incorporated, announced today that Pete Yonkman will lead Cook Group’s medical companies as president of Cook Medical. Hawkins will continue serving as president of Cook Group. “Cook is an amazing company run…

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…

January 28th, 2013
Bloomington, Ind. — The only FDA approved ureteral access sheath that has two options for placement is now available in the United States. The Flexor©Parallel™ Rapid Release™ Ureteral Access Sheath allows urologists to use a single wire guide that functions as…

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…

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…

January 5th, 2012
Dublin – Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD today announced that Cook Medical, the largest privately owned medical device company in the world, is to invest up to €16.5m over four years creating highly skilled positions in…

July 12th, 2011
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical has received premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Zenith® Spiral-Z™ AAA Iliac Leg Graft. The device is indicated for use in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) that…

May 9th, 2011
Canton, Ill. – Cook Polymer Technology, a raw materials manufacturer and part of Cook Group, will expand its operations by opening a new plant in Canton, Ill., company officials announced at a ground-breaking ceremony today. This project, with costs estimated…

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…

January 18th, 2011
Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical has received premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Formula™ Balloon-Expandable Renal Stent System. The approval includes both the Formula 414RX Balloon Expandable Renal Stent and the Formula 418 Balloon…