Development, manufacturing and distribution of minimally invasive medical devices for nearly all areas of the modern hospital.
Cook Medical LLC
Bloomington, Indiana (US) · Limerick (IE) · Bjaeverskov (DK) · Winston-Salem, NC (US) · Brisbane (AU) · Shanghai (CN)New on Amplifa
About Cook Medical
Cook Medical develops, manufactures and distributes a portfolio of minimally invasive medical devices for healthcare systems worldwide. The family business, founded in 1963 by Bill and Gayle Cook in Bloomington, Indiana, initially produced the first US-manufactured percutaneous guidewires and catheters based on the Seldinger technique. Today the product range includes guidewires, catheters, needles, sheath sets, endoscopy devices, stents, vena cava filters as well as capital equipment such as holmium and thulium laser systems for urology. Manufacturing uses, among other materials, stainless steel; the products cover nearly 60 clinical specialties across the Vascular and MedSurg divisions. The global corporate headquarters is located in Bloomington; the European manufacturing and research center is Limerick in Ireland, with additional production sites including Denmark, the USA and Australia.
- Site
- -0489 Bloomington, IN, USA
- Processes
- Manufacture of minimally invasive medical devices (manufacture and supply of a unique, Manufacturing and Shipping of Endoscopy Medical Devices (Non-implantable), Manufacture of guidewires, catheters, needles and sheath sets, Service for capital equipment: installation, maintenance, repair, decommissioning, Installation of capital equipment, Preventive maintenance, Remedial maintenance and repair, Decommissioning
- Materials
- Stainless Steel, Stainless steel, Holmium laser systems, Thulium fiber laser
- Certificates
- ISO 14001:2015, NABP Drug Distributor Accreditation, ISO 14001:2015 (LRQA, 00035276)
- Founded
- 1963
- Industries
- Medical technology, Hospitals/Healthcare, Vascular, MedSurg, Endoscopy, Urology
- 01
R&D / product development with clinical partners
- 02
Manufacturing
- 03
Regulatory approval
- 04
Logistics & distribution
- 05
Service (installation, maintenance, repair)
- 06
Training (Vista Education)
Materials & Processes
Stainless steel
Used, among other things, in guidewires, catheter components and historical occlusion products such as the Stainless Steel Occluding Embolus (1975).
Holmium laser systems
Litho systems from Low Power up to 150 W Ultra High Power for lithotripsy in urology.
Thulium fiber laser
Fiber Dust and Cyber TM 200 for endourological laser applications.
Sites
Bloomington, Indiana
USWorld Headquarters
- Materials
- Stainless steel
- High-technology studio for virtual training
Limerick
IEEuropean manufacturing, sales and Innovation Center (R&D), National Technology Park
Bjaeverskov
DKManufacturing and distribution (Cook Denmark)
Winston-Salem, NC
USWilson-Cook Medical, manufacturing of endoscopy devices (4900 Bethania Station Road)
Brisbane, QLD (Eight Mile Plains)
AUWilliam A. Cook Australia Pty. Ltd. (95 Brandl Street)
Shanghai
CNCook China Operations Headquarters and Distribution Center (CNDC), Pudong New District
Products & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of minimally invasive medical devices (manufacture and supply of a uniqueAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing and Shipping of Endoscopy Medical Devices (Non-implantable)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of guidewires, catheters, needles and sheath setsAssembly | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Service for capital equipment: installation, maintenance, repair, decommissioningEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thulium Laser System | Cook Medical Cyber TM 200 | – | – | – | – |
| Thulium Fiber Laser (TFL) | Cook Medical Fiber Dust | – | – | – | – |
| Holmium Laser System | Cook Medical Litho EVO Low Power | – | – | – | – |
| Holmium Laser System | Cook Medical Litho 60 High Power | – | – | – | – |
| Holmium Laser System | Cook Medical Litho 100 High Power (Standard and Magneto) | – | – | – | – |
| Holmium Laser System | Cook Medical Litho 150 Ultra High Power (Standard and Magneto) | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality & Certifications
Cook Medical demands high standards in quality, ethics and service. The manufacturing and logistics system of Wilson-Cook Medical in Winston-Salem (manufacture and shipping of non-implantable endoscopy devices) is certified to ISO 14001:2015 by LRQA; it also holds the NABP Drug Distributor Accreditation.
| Evidence | Winston-Salem, NC |
|---|---|
| ISO 14001:2015 (LRQA, 00035276) | |
| NABP Drug Distributor Accreditation |
History
- 1963
Founded by Bill and Gayle Cook in Bloomington, Indiana (apartment); first US-manufactured percutaneous guidewires and catheters (Seldinger technique)
- 1964
Collaboration with Charles Dotter: first device for percutaneous angioplasty
- 1969
Foundation of William Cook Europe in Copenhagen (Cook Denmark) – first operation outside the USA; sales in France and other European countries in the 1960s
- 1972
Cook Denmark relocated to Søborg
- late 1970s
Start of collaboration with Dr. Constantine Cope
- 1978/1979
Distribution in Australia/New Zealand/Southeast Asia with Hughes Medical; acquisition of Hughes Medical, renamed William Cook Australia; first European sales subsidiary in Spain
- 1986
Opening of Cook Southeast Asia in Singapore
- 1987
Foundation of Cook India
- 1988
Cook Asia Limited in Hong Kong (first engagement in China)
- 1996
Opening of Cook Ireland in Limerick; office in Beijing
- 2004
Branch in Japan
- 2007
Branch in Korea
- 2008
Cook China Operations Headquarters in Shanghai begins operation
- 2009
Branch in Thailand; Cook China Distribution Center (CNDC) in the Wai Gaoqiao Free Trade Zone
- 2013
Opening of the Innovation Center in Limerick
- 2017
Sale of Cook Pharmica to Catalent for USD 950 million
- 2019
CNDC relocated to Pudong New District (Shanghai)
- 2022
Sale of the Reproductive Health division to The Cooper Companies for USD 875 million