Cook Recalls Zilver Drug-Eluting Stent Due To Catheter Separation Issue
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Cook Medical has stopped shipments and initiated a global recall of its Zilver PTX drug-eluting stent due to reports of the device’s delivery system separating at the tip of the inner catheter.
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