Cook Medical

Cook Medical

As a privately owned company, we can look at the world our own way and do what we feel passionate about, rather than be driven by shareholder demands and expectations. What are we passionate about? That’s simple:

Making unique, quality products and connecting with people to improve lives on both sides of the device.

Cook was founded on inventing products that give healthcare professionals what they need to get their patients back to living. Healthcare has changed drastically over the last several years but the need for innovative products has not. We’re committed to growing and evolving so we can continue meeting and exceeding the needs of our customers.
Central to our focus on building deep connections is our belief in the importance of identifying innovative solutions to help customers, patients, employees, and communities thrive. We understand that our ongoing success will come from creating inclusive, supportive, and healthy environments where we can prosper together.
We believe the world needs more companies who understand and use their potential to create positive social impact through the way they operate, and we are committed to cultivating partnerships with likeminded organizations on this mission.
We are proud of our history of innovative firsts and the impact we have on the lives of patients and in communities around the globe. We remain strongly committed to our values, to the patients we serve, and to increasing our impact on the world in our unique Cook way.

Building Our Future

Our future will focus on Cook’s unique approach to four core areas: Invention, Connection, People, and Community.

Invention

Innovation that benefits patients is what drives us, and it always has.
We connect with and listen to healthcare professionals to identify unmet needs and use our expertise to imagine new solutions. This innovative spirit and a relentless focus drives everyone in Cook towards the shared goal of getting patients back to living.

Vascular division
Our heritage 

Cook Medical’s heritage of innovation began decades ago in 1963 when our founder, Bill Cook, developed the fine art of listening—listening to physicians and identifying what they needed to get patients back to living better lives.
Our heritage of collaborating with physician pioneers has led to a legacy of creative, durability-by-design product development in the aortic clinical specialty.

Aortic disease

Aortic disease is currently an incurable, progressive condition with many complexities, which, left untreated, could be life threatening. Since its inception, Cook Medical has been dedicated to providing a complete aortic therapies program, offering a portfolio of endovascular products and services that assist physicians in the management of aortic disease.

Aortic aneurysm 

The aorta is the main blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. An aortic aneurysm occurs when a section of the aorta weakens and begins to bulge. This bulge in the aorta is called an aneurysm. An aneurysm can get larger over time as the walls of the aorta become thinner and stretch like a balloon. When an aneurysm occurs in the part of the aorta that runs through the abdomen, it is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm. When an aneurysm occurs in the part of the aorta that runs through the chest, it is called a thoracic aortic aneurysm. Learn more about the causes, symptoms, and treatment options of aortic aneurysms here.
Learn more about the causes, risks and treatment options for aortic dissections.

MedSurg division

The Cook Medical MedSurg division is organized around focused therapies in Critical Care, Endoscopy, Otolaryngology, Reproductive Health, Surgery, and Urology.
Follow the links below to learn more about our training opportunities, support services, new products, and clinical trials in each of the MedSurg specialty areas.
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Critical Care

Products that provide minimally invasive medical devices for chest drainage, airway management, percutaneous tracheostomy, lung isolation, vascular access, and endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) procedures.

Innovation spotlight

Slip-Cath® Beacon® Tip is now available in the U.S. and Canada

Cook Medical’s Slip-Cath® Beacon® Tip Hydrophilic Angiographic Cather has more than 30 tip curves.

Bloomington, Ind. — Cook Medical’s Slip-Cath® Beacon® Tip Hydrophilic Selective Catheter is now available for use in the U.S. and Canada. Slip-Cath is a hydrophilic angiographic catheter used in vascular and non-vascular procedures. Cook is proud to bring back this product after collaborating with physicians and clinicians to best meet their needs.

This product is intended for use in angiographic procedures in conjunction with vascular access sheaths, wire guides and various treatment devices. The Slip-Cath Beacon Tip Catheter has several beneficial features, such as:

• Visibility, pushability and torqueability

• Protective foil packaging ensuring product durability

• Three-year shelf life (leading competitors’ products only have a two-year shelf life)

Slip-Cath is an important part of our larger comprehensive product portfolio of vascular products. As we partner with healthcare providers, these products are expanding treatment options, advancing procedures, and improving patients’ lives every day.

“Besides innovating within clinical unmet need areas, we are also looking to continually improve and extend our existing procedural solutions. This device is made with a tip that contains our signature Beacon Tip technology to enhance visibility, combined with a smooth hydrophilic coating. Over the last several years our customers have been frequently asking to get this device back on the market. Both the product and processes have been re-engineered, resulting in this valuable addition to the interventional practice,” said Remco van der Meel, director of product management for Cook’s Interventional Radiology specialty. “As part of our product development process, we collaborate intensively with clinical experts to ensure our devices are meeting and exceeding the needs they encounter in daily practices. We are very excited to offer this solution to physicians again.”

To learn more details about Slip Cath’s features and see which catheter curve is right for you and your patients, you can visit the Beacon Tip Slip-Cath page here.

Connection

We believe two-way understanding is vital for advancing patient care.
We value the relationships that built our company, from those that help us design the future of healthcare to those that deliver the best patient care every day. We know that the future lies in creating a customer-centric environment through listening and understanding.
Whether in person, virtually or through on-demand content, we’re here whenever and however you need us to continue to strengthen the connections we have.

Early collaborators

Connecting through education

Connections with customers

People

Our people are our greatest asset and are at the heart of everything we do.
Bill Cook used to say, “If you take care of the company, the company will take care of you.” We are determined to create an inclusive and supportive environment that allows everyone to reach their full potential within Cook.
We provide resources and benefits to help our employees achieve their personal and professional goals while actively working to remove any barriers that stand in their way.

Workplace experience

Employee support

Diversity, equity, and inclusion

Mission and values

Community

If our communities are not healthy, we are not healthy.
Companies play a vital role in building strong, healthy, and sustainable communities for the future.
We can be a successful business while using our time, resources, and expertise to help solve the problems that are holding communities back—what we call doing good business while doing good in the world.
We know this looks different in communities across the globe, but we are committed to making an impact everywhere we operate in our unique Cook way.

Community engagement

Sustainability and environmental practices

Charitable donations and grants

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