Cook Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2016 - (Recall #: Z-2618-2016)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2016.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Liver Access and Biopsy Needle Set Biopsy needle kit Intended for use in obtaining liver histology samples via a jugular vein approach.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: April 15, 2016

Date Posted: August 31, 2016

Recall Number: Z-2618-2016

Event ID: 74010

Reason for Recall:

Increase in reports of polymer degradation of the catheter tip, resulting in tip fracture and/or separation. degradation could include loss of device function, separation of a device segment leading to medical intervention, or complications resulting from a separated segment. Such complications include device fragments in the vascular system, genitourinary system, or other soft tissues. Fragments within the vascular system could result in embolization to the heart or lungs, or occluding blood flow to end organs.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 52,756

Code Information:

All Lots. Catalog prefixes LABS Catalog/product number; Global/order number LABS-100 G08283 LABS-200 G08284 LABS-200-CHP-A G10590

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - US (Nationwide) and Internationally to Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Canary Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guernsey, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, "Palestinian Territory, Occupied", Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad And Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, U.S. Virgin Islands, Yugoslavia.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated