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Cook Technologies company history timeline

1963

In 1963, Cook was simply a home-based business where Bill and Gayle Cook, founders of Cook, manufactured the first US-produced percutaneous wire guides and catheters.

1964

In 1964, Dotter first described what is known as angioplasty.

1969

William Cook Europe was established in Denmark in 1969 to develop, manufacture, and distribute Cook devices to meet the growing demand for high-quality medical products across Europe.

1980

Cook told an interviewer in 1980 he never expected to make much more than $1,000 a month selling his products when he started.

2011

In 2011, the FDA issued a safety communication stating that serious complications from the use of TVM were not rare and reclassified the mesh as a “high-risk” medical device.

2012

First approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2012, Cook’s Zenith aortic stent grafts have revolutionized procedures to repair the aorta.

Cook’s Zilver product line, first approved in 2012, features drug-eluting stents for treating peripheral artery disease – a condition in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to the arms and legs.

2015

In 2015, the Indianapolis Business Journal estimated the cost of Cook’s expenses for dealing with recalls, warning letters and lawsuits at $20 million a year – roughly two percent of its annual revenue.

2016

January 2016 12,516 Single Lumen Central Venous Catheter Sets and Trays used in blood vessel monitoring, blood sampling and delivering drugs or other fluids.

2016 Revenue $2 billion (estimated)

2017

As of May 2017, more than 1,900 lawsuits were still pending against Cook over its IVC filters in a MDL before an Indiana federal court.

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