Cook Catheters with Beacon Tip Technology - Recall Due to Degradation of Catheter Tip

Cook Medical has initiated a recall on catheters with Beacon Tip technology following an increase in reports of polymer degradation of the catheter tip, resulting in tip fracture and/or separation. Potential adverse events that may occur as a result could include loss of device function and separation of a device segment. Complications resulting from a separated segment could 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.

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