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Device recall: Flexor Check-Flo Introducer Ansel Modification Model Number: KCFW-6.0-18/38-45-RB-ANL0-HC Order Number/GPN: G44154 Inten
FDA enforcement event 89072 is a device recall by Cook Inc. of Bloomington, IN, initiated 12 Nov 2021 and classified Class II, with 2 product records.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 89% of the 900 device enforcement events initiated in 2021 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 26 Apr 2024. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Cook Inc. has 61 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 2 product records per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Cook Inc., Bloomington, IN.
Reason for recall
"Flexor Check-Flo Introducer Ansel Modification mislabeled. Products packaged with a label stating 6FR may contain a 7FR device and vice versa"
Distribution
"AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, KS, MI, MO, MN, NC, NY, OK, TX Foreign: BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB,GU, IT, ZA"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0387-2022 | Flexor Check-Flo Introducer Ansel Modification Model Number: KCFW-6.0-18/38-45-RB-ANL0-HC Order Number/GPN: G44154 Intended to introduce therapeutic or diagnostic devices into the vasculature, excluding coronary and neuro vasculature. | 50 units | Class II | Terminated | 22 Dec 2021 |
| Z-0388-2022 | Flexor Check-Flo Introducer Ansel Modification Model Number: KCFW-7.0-18/38-45-RB-ANL0-HC Order Number/GPN: G44155 Intended to introduce therapeutic or diagnostic devices into the vasculature, excluding coronary and neuro vasculature. | 47 units | Class II | Terminated | 22 Dec 2021 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Cook Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Flexor Check-Flo Introducer Ansel Modification mislabeled. Products packaged with a label stating 6FR may contain a 7FR device and vice versa"
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, KS, MI, MO, MN, NC, NY, OK, TX Foreign: BE, CH, DE, ES, FR, GB,GU, IT, ZA"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 26 Apr 2024. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.