Thursday, March 20, 2008

Cook Medical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Celect(TM) Vena Cava Filter and Gunther Tulip(TM) Vena Cava Filter Retrieval Set

Clearance Provides More Options for Prevention of Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--(HSMN NewsFeed)--Cook Medical, a global leader in the implantable vena cava (IVC) filter market, was granted 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Celect™ Vena Cava Filter. Cook’s Celect Filter is intended for the prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism (PE) via placement in the vena cava and now can be optionally retrieved when clinically indicated.

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