Cook Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2014 - (Recall #: Z-2243-2014)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2014.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

CloverSnare 4-Loop Vascular Retrieval Snare. Product is packaged in a Tyvek-film sterilizable outer package and is supplied one pouch in a box. The CloverSnare 4-Loop Vascular Retriever is intended for use in the cardiovascular system to manipulate and retrieve foreign objects, including but not limited to, wire guides, coils, balloons, catheters, and filters.

Product Classification:

Class I

Date Initiated: July 17, 2014

Date Posted: September 3, 2014

Recall Number: Z-2243-2014

Event ID: 68914

Reason for Recall:

This remedial action is the result of six product complaints associated with separation of the snare from the distal tip of the wire.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 696 devices total distribution (671 nationwide)

Code Information:

Model Number(s): VRS-6.0-9.0 Lot numbers: 3583416, 3583418, 3583422, 3583424, 3583426, 3583428, 3583430, 3583432, 3583434, 3583436, 3583440, 3583442, 3583452, 3583456, 3583458, 3583462, 3583464, 3583466, 3583468, 3583470, 3583472, 3583474, 3583476, 3583478, 3583480, 3583482, 3583484, 3583486, 3583488, 3583490, 3583492, 3583494, 3583496, 3583498, 3583500, 3583502, 3583504, 4293921, 4293923, 4293925, 4293927, 4319573, 4319575, 4319577, 4319579, 4319581, 4319583, 4319585, 4319587, 4319589, 4319591, 4572365, 3583418X, 3583430X, 3583442X, 3583442XX, 3583464XXX, 3583480XX, and 3583486X.

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - USA including AK, AL, AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV and Internationally to: Canada, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated