CLASS I Device recall · Reported 30 Dec 2020 · FDA Enforcement Report
Flexor Check-Flo Introducer, RPN Kcfw-6.0-35-55-RB-HFANL0-HC recalled
Cook is recalling Flexor Check-Flo Introducer, RPN Kcfw-6.0-35-55-RB-HFANL0-HC, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 24 Nov 2020 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0598-2021
- FDA event ID
- 86804
- Recalling firm
- Cook, Bloomington, IN
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 24 Nov 2020
- FDA classified
- 23 Dec 2020
- Reported
- 30 Dec 2020
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- Heart & Vascular Devices
Timeline
| 24 Nov 2020 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 23 Dec 2020 | Classified by FDA | +29 days |
| 30 Dec 2020 | Published in enforcement report | +7 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
There is an increased likelihood of the introducer sheath separating at the proximal bond site. If separation occurs during use, it could result in life-threatening adverse events. The potential adverse events that may occur include, but are not limited to increased procedural time, intervention to retrieve a separated segment, embolization occluding blood flow to a vital organ, vessel injury, and hemorrhage.
Product as listed by the FDA
Flexor Check-Flo Introducer, RPN KCFW-6.0-35-55-RB-HFANL0-HC, Order Number G56231 Flexor Introducers and Guiding Sheaths are intended to introduce therapeutic or diagnostic devices into the vasculature, excluding coronary and neuro vasculature.
Where it was distributed
US Nationwide Distribution including states of: AK, CT, IA, LA, MO, NH, OK, TN, WI, AL, DC, ID, MA, MS, NJ, OR, TX, WV, AR, DE, IL, MD, MT, NM, PA, UT, WY, AZ, FL, IN, ME, NC, NV, RI, VA, CA, GA, KS, MI, ND, NY, SC, VT, CO, HI, KY, MN, NE, OH, SD, WA and Global Distribution to: AU, SG, Austria, Belgium, Canary Islands, CN, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, KR, Latvia, Lithuania, MY, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, TW, TH, and United Arabs Emirates.
Nationwide AlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusetts
Questions about this recall
Is Flexor Check-Flo Introducer, RPN Kcfw-6.0-35-55-RB-HFANL0-HC recalled?
Yes. Cook recalled Flexor Check-Flo Introducer, RPN Kcfw-6.0-35-55-RB-HFANL0-HC on 24 Nov 2020. The recall is Class I and its status is Terminated. Recall number Z-0598-2021.
Why was it recalled?
There is an increased likelihood of the introducer sheath separating at the proximal bond site. If separation occurs during use, it could result in life-threatening adverse events. The potential adverse events that may occur include, but are not limited to increased procedural time, intervention to retrieve a separated segment, embolization occluding blood flow to a vital organ, vessel injury, and hemorrhage.
Which lots are affected?
Lot Numbers: 13135825, 13138939, 13138940, 13143095, 13143096, 13143097, 13150435, 13150438, 13150439, 13150440, 13150441, 13153382, 13153386, 13153387, 13155287, 13155288, 13155295, 13155296, 13158205, 13159698, 13159699, 13159701, 13159702, 13159703, 13159704, 13159705, 13166156, 13166160, 13166161, 13166162, 13172674, 13172679, 13172680, 13172681, 13175467, 13175468, 13175472, 13180819, 13186324, 13186325, 13186326, 13186329, 13186331, 13189188, 13189189, 13189190, 13189195, 13189196, 13189197, 13192073, 13197482, 13200417, 13200418, 13202955, 13202956, 13205308, 13207461, 13207462, 13207463, 13207464, 13211828, 13214464, 13214465, 13217129, 13217132, 13217133, 13217134, 13217135, 13217136, 13217137, 13221800, 13221806, 13221807, 13226796, 13226797, 13226798, 13226799, 13226800, 13226801, 13231821, 13237671, 13237672, 13240020, 13240021, 13240022, 13240023, 13240024, 13240025, 13246564, 13246565, 13256701, 13256707, 13256708, 13256709, 13256710, 13256711, 13262346, 13262347, 13268037, 13281553, 13281792, 13281793, 13281794, 13281795, 13281796, 13281797, 13281798, 13281799, 13291872, 13291875, 13294539, 13294540, 13294541, 13294542, 13297253, 13297254, 13297255, 13297256, 13297257, 13301868, 13301869, 13301870, 13304446, 13307201, 13307202, 13307203, 13307204, 13310756, 13310757, 13310758, 13312696, 13312701, 13312702, 13312703, 13315213, 13315214, 13315215, 13315216, 13318057, 13318058, 13320584, 13320592, 13320593, 13329231, 13329243, 13329244, 13329245, 13329247, 13332165, 13332166, 13334765, 13334766, 13334772, 13342864, 13342865, 13342866, 13346103, 13346104, 13346117, 13349025, 13349035, 13349036, 13352476, 13352477, 13352478, 13352479, 13352480, 13352481, 13352482, 13352483, 13357255, 13357256, 13360433, 13360434, 13360435, 13360436, 13360437, 13360439, 13366224, 13366225, 13372603, 13372604, 13375216, 13375217, 13375218, 13375219, 13375220, 13376996, 13380383, 13382713, 13382714, 13382715, 13382716, 13388322, 13388323, 13388324, 13391160, 13398852, 13423953, 13432833, 13446739, 13446740, 13455461, 13334771X
Where was it sold?
US Nationwide Distribution including states of: AK, CT, IA, LA, MO, NH, OK, TN, WI, AL, DC, ID, MA, MS, NJ, OR, TX, WV, AR, DE, IL, MD, MT, NM, PA, UT, WY, AZ, FL, IN, ME, NC, NV, RI, VA, CA, GA, KS, MI, ND, NY, SC, VT, CO, HI, KY, MN, NE, OH, SD, WA and Global Distribution to: AU, SG, Austria, Belgium, Canary Islands, CN, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, KR, Latvia, Lithuania, MY, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, TW, TH, and United Arabs Emirates.
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 21 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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