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• Cook Flexor Sheath Lawsuit Claims Defective Catheter Device Led to Woman’s Death

  January 6, 2026

  Michael Adams

  A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the sons of a California woman alleges Cook Medical continued selling its Flexor Balkin guiding sheath despite prior FDA recalls of similar devices.

• Cook Medical Angiographic Catheter Recall Issued Following Multiple Reports of Serious Injury: FDA

  June 27, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  Cook Medical has recalled its Beacon Tip angiographic catheters after reports of tip separation caused at least three patient injuries.

• Cook Medical Transseptal Needle Recall Issued Over Rust, Which Could Be Fatal

  October 20, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  Cook Medical has issued a global recall for its Transseptal Needles with and without catheters following four reports of rust being detected on devices which were used on patients.

• Cook Medical Flexor Catheter Recall Following Reports of Serious Injuries

  December 29, 2020

  Russell Maas

  A Cook Medical Catheter recall has been given class I status by the FDA following dozens of injuries which occurred when weak bonding sites separated during surgery.

• Cook Celect IVC Filter Lawsuit Filed Over Device Migration, Perforation Injuries

  May 20, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A Cook Celect IVC filter lawsuit claims the device migrated out of position, perforating a woman's inferior vena cava and duodenum.

• Cook IVC Filter Trial Slated for June Cancelled Following Summary Judgment Due to Statute of Repose

  April 2, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A Cook IVC filter lawsuit scheduled to go to trial in June has been dismissed after defendants were granted a motion of summary judgment based on statute of repose laws.

• New Trial Ordered For Cook IVC Filter Lawsuit That Resulted in $3M Jury Verdict

  January 9, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A request for a new trial has been granted in a Cook IVC filter lawsuit which originally resulted in a $3 Million verdict for the plaintiff.

• Cook Medical Seeks to Overturn $3M Verdict in IVC Filter Bellwether Lawsuit

  March 19, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Cook Medical is challenging a jury verdict earlier this year which awarded a woman $3 million from injuries she says were caused by problems with the Cook Celect IVC filter.

• Cook Blood Clot Filter Trial Ends In $3M Verdict, But No Additional Punitive Damages

  February 14, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal jury in Indiana has decided not to require Cook Medical to pay additional punitive damages in an IVC filter trial verdict that already requires the manufacturer to pay a woman $3 million for injuries linked to the use of the implant.

• Cook IVC Filter Lawsuit Results in $3M Verdict in First Phase of Bellwether Trial

  February 6, 2019

  Austin Kirk

  A Cook Celect IVC filter trial has ended in a $3 million verdict, which could increase during the punitive damages phase.