Hilal recallZ-1240-2022 · Cook Incorporated · initiated May 5, 2022
Open, Classified
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 Incorporated 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.
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Why it was recalled
The loading cartridges included with these devices may contain a small, unintended, stainless-steel cannula.
FDA root cause category: Under Investigation by firm
What the company is doing
On May 5, 2022, the firm distributed Urgent Medical Device Recall letters to affected customers. Customers were advised that the presence of a small stainless steel cannula inside the loading cartridge may go undetected by the user. Customers were instructed to examine their inventory and quarantine any affected product that remains unused. Immediately cease all further distribution and use of the affected products. Customers should return the product to Cook Medical with a copy of the Acknowledgement and Receipt Form to receive a product credit. Please share this information with appropriate personnel, down to the user level, within your organization or with any organization where the affected devices may have been transferred. Physicians should practice their standard patient monitoring following the procedure for an early identification of any complications to mitigate their severity. 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-1240-2022
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated by the company
- May 5, 2022
- Recalling firm
- Cook Incorporated
- Quantity
- 106,033
- Product code
- KRD
- FDA submissions
- K160219
- Distribution
- Domestic distribution nationwide. Foreign distribution worldwide.
Product description
Hilal Embolization Microcoil, RPN MWCE-18-1.0-0-HILAL-01 (GPN G47499); RPN MWCE-18-0.5-0-HILAL-01 (GPN G47498)
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
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Lots: 14212811 14215685 14212247 14212812 14212814 14215682 14361413 14361416 14285326 14285328 14285330 14297289 14361412 14445407 14444454 14477949 14477950 UDI: (01)00827002474994(17)261013(10)14212811 (01)00827002474994(17)261008(10)14215685 (01)00827002474987(17)261011(10)14212247 (01)00827002474987(17)261008(10)14212812 (01)00827002474994(17)261008(10)14212814 (01)00827002474994(17)261008(10)14215682 (01)00827002474994(17)261219(10)14361413 (01)00827002474994(17)261220(10)14361416 (01)00827002474987(17)261110(10)14285326 (01)00827002474987(17)261110(10)14285328 (01)00827002474994(17)261110(10)14285330 (01)00827002474994(17)261123(10)14297289 (01)00827002474987(17)261220(10)14361412 (01)00827002474987(17)270207(10)14445407 (01)00827002474994(17)270207(10)14444454 (01)00827002474987(17)270217(10)14477949 (01)00827002474994(17)270216(10)14477950
Devices named in this recall
2 devices in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.
- Hilal G47498Cook Incorporated · Device, Vascular, for Promoting Embolization1 recall0 reports
- Hilal G47499Cook Incorporated · Device, Vascular, for Promoting Embolization1 recall0 reports
Product lines
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 90103).
- Z-1241-2022 · Open, ClassifiedNester Embolization Microcoil RPN GPN MWCE-18-5-2-NESTER G52733 MWCE-18-5-3-NESTER G52734 MWCE-18-7-3-NESTER-01 G47338 MWCE-18-7-2-NESTE…
- Z-1242-2022 · Open, ClassifiedTornado Embolization Microcoil, RPN GPN MWCE-18S-5/2-TORNADO G08356 MWCE-18S-6/2-TORNADO G08259 MWCE-18S-3/2-TORNADO-01 G47416 MWC…
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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