Class I — Cook, Inc.
| Recalling firm | COOK, INC. |
|---|---|
| Registered facility | View this company's 5 registered facilities → (openFDA recall records do not name a specific facility) |
| Classification | Class I |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Cook Medical has received a small number of complaints related to the delivery system for the Zilver PTX Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent involving fractures of the delivery system inner catheter after stent deployment, and separation of the inner catheter tip section (13 complaints with an occurrence rate of 0.043%) Two adverse events, including one death, occurred in cases where a tip separation |
| Product | Zilver® PTX® Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent - 6 mm X 80mm; 125 cm, Rx, Sterile Product Usage: The Zilver PTX Drug -Eluting Peripheral Stent is a self expanding, small metal, mesh tube (stent) with the outer surface coated with the drug Paclitaxel that can be Implanted in an artery in the thigh (femoropopliteal artery). The Paclitaxel coating helps Preven the artery from narrowing again (restenosis). The Zilver; PTX stent acts as a scaffold to: Hold open a narrowed artery in the thigh (femoropopliteal artery) caused by PAD . improve blood flow to the extremity. |
| Quantity | 1,057 units in USA |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide; in the countries of Japan, Europe, Brazil, and Australia |
| Initiated | 2013-04-18 |
| Classified | 2013-05-15 |
| Terminated | 2013-12-05 |
| Recall number | Z-1274-2013 |
| Initiation | Voluntary: Firm initiated |
Source: U.S. FDA via openFDA (opens in a new tab) (device registration & enforcement). Data as of 2026-10-06. Verify this recall record at FDA → (opens in a new tab)
Cite this record
RegWarden. “Class I recall — Cook, Inc. (Z-1274-2013).” Compiled from U.S. FDA public records (openFDA; FDA Data Dashboard). Data as of 2026-10-06. https://regwarden.com/recall/64975/
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