Flexor recallZ-0388-2022 · Cook Inc. · initiated Nov 12, 2021
Terminated
Is my device affected?
- Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
- If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Cook Inc. or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
- Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.
Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean
Why it was recalled
Flexor Check-Flo Introducer Ansel Modification mislabeled. Products packaged with a label stating 6FR may contain a 7FR device and vice versa
FDA root cause category: Process control
What the company is doing
Cook Medical issued Urgent Medical Device Recall letters via mail and/or email to consignees globally. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: 1. Examine inventory immediately to determine if you have affected product(s) and quarantine any affected product that remains unused. Immediately cease all distribution and use of this product. 2. Return the affected product(s) to Cook Medical with a copy of the Acknowledgement and Receipt Form to receive a product credit. Refer to the Acknowledgement and Receipt Form for return instructions. Note: Unaffected products that are returned will not be credited. 3. Please complete the Acknowledgement and Receipt Form within 5 business days of receiving this letter. Even if you do not have affected product(s) on hand, you must still complete the Acknowledgement and Receipt Form and return via fax (812.339.7316) or email ([email protected]). 4. This notice must be shared with appropriate personnel, including down to the user level, within your organization or with any organization where the potentially affected devices have been transferred. 5. Immediately report adverse events to Cook Medical Customer Relations by phone at 800.457.4500 or 812.339.2235, Monday through Friday between 7:30am and 5:00pm (Eastern Time), or by email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Cook Medical Customer Relations at 800.457.4500 or 812.339.2235.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0388-2022
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Nov 12, 2021
- Recalling firm
- Cook Inc.
- Quantity
- 47 units
- Product code
- DYB
- FDA submissions
- K142829
- Distribution
- AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, KS, MI, MO, MN, NC, NY, OK, TX Foreign: BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB,GU, IT, ZA
Product description
Flexor Check-Flo Introducer Ansel Modification Model Number: KCFW-7.0-18/38-45-RB-ANL0-HC Order Number/GPN: G44155 Intended to introduce therapeutic or diagnostic devices into the vasculature, excluding coronary and neuro vasculature.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Lot Number: 13911710 UDI: (01)00827002441552(17)240422(10)13911710
Devices named in this recall
1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.
- Flexor G44155Cook Incorporated · INTRODUCER, CATHETER1 recall37 reports
Product lines
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 89072).
- Z-0387-2022 · TerminatedFlexor Check-Flo Introducer Ansel Modification Model Number: KCFW-6.0-18/38-45-RB-ANL0-HC Order Number/GPN: G44154 Intended to introduce therapeutic or diagnostic devices into t…
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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