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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published November 8, 2019

Cook CrossCath Support Catheter Recall: Loose or Tight Radiopaque Marker Bands

Cook recalls CrossCath Support Catheters with potential loose or tight radiopaque marker bands that could affect imaging during vascular procedures. Affected units include specific model numbers and lot numbers.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0588-2020Medical deviceCook ›
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Recalling firmCook Inc.750 N Daniels Way · Bloomington, IN 47404-9120
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Cook is recalling certain CrossCath Support Catheters due to a manufacturing error that may cause the radiopaque marker bands to be too loose or too tight. This could affect imaging accuracy during vascular procedures. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/66544-cook-crosscath-support-catheter-recall-loose-or-tight-radiopaque-marker.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/66544-cook-crosscath-support-catheter-recall-loose-or-tight-radiopaque-marker · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0588-2020

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“Cook CrossCath Support Catheter Recall: Loose or Tight Radiopaque Marker Bands.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/66544-cook-crosscath-support-catheter-recall-loose-or-tight-radiopaque-marker. Based on FDA recall #Z-0588-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0588-2020%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on November 8, 2019, that Cook Inc. is recalling CrossCath Support Catheters due to a manufacturing error that may cause radiopaque marker bands to be too loose or tight. The recall affects six units distributed in the U.S. and Brazil.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Cook
  • Product: CrossCath Support Catheter, RPN CXC3.4-2.2-18-90-P-NS-0
  • Order Number: G51575
  • Lot Number: 9945303
  • UPC: 00827002515758

The hazard

A manufacturing error may cause the radiopaque marker bands to be too loose on certain CXC3.0 CrossCath Support Catheters compatible with 0.014 wire guides and too tight on certain CXC3.4 CrossCath Support Catheters compatible with 0.018 wire guides.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Cook Inc. has 38 other recalls on record since July 31, 2017. Other recent recalls include the Cook Flexor Check-Flo Introducer Ansel Modification recall (November 12, 2021), the Cook Skinny Needle with Chiba Tip Recall (October 13, 2021), and the Cook Transseptal Needle Recall (October 8, 2021). Additional similar product recalls include the Cook Centimeter Sizing Catheters Recall, the Cook Aurous Sizing Catheters Recall, and the Cook Beacon Tip Centimeter Sizing Catheters recall, all dated April 2, 2026.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the model number RPN CXC3.4-2.2-18-90-P-NS-0 and order number G51575. Lot number 9945303 and UDI (01)00827002515758(17)221308(10)9945303 are also identifiers.

  • Brand
    Cook
  • Product
    CrossCath Support Catheter, RPN CXC3.4-2.2-18-90-P-NS-0, Order Number G51575 For diagnostic and interventional vascular
  • Category
    Medical device
FDA recall event · 4 products

All 4 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class I
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    Distribution to US states of AL, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, and VA, and Brazil.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
Z-0587-2020CrossCath Support Catheter, RPN CXC3.0-1.9-14-90-P-NS-0, Order Number G51572 For diagnostic and interventional vascular procedures.; Lot Number 9945302 UDI: (01)00827002515727(17)221308(10)9945302 edited to add 2/25/20.20
Z-0588-2020CrossCath Support Catheter, RPN CXC3.4-2.2-18-90-P-NS-0, Order Number G51575 For diagnostic and interventional vascular procedures.; Lot Number 9945303 UDI: (01)00827002515758(17)221308(10)99453036
Z-0589-2020CrossCath Support Catheter, RPN CXC3.4-2.2-18-135-P-NS-0, Order Number G51583 For diagnostic and interventional vascular procedures.; Lot Numbers 9945301, 9953512 UDI: (01)00827002515833(17)221308(10)9945301 UDI: (01)00827002515833(17)221608(10)995351243
Z-0590-2020CrossCath Support Catheter, RPN CXC3.4-2.2-18-150-P-NS-0, Order Number G51577 For diagnostic and interventional vascular procedures.; Lot Numbers 9950878, 9953506 UDI: (01)00827002515772(17)221508(10)9950878 UDI: (01)00827002515772(17)221608(10)995350658
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Verify the model number, order number, lot number, and UDI to confirm if your catheter is affected.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 20 states, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Distribution to US states of AL, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, and VA, and Brazil.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 15 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Nov 8, 201912. FDA classified it Class I: Dec 9, 201923. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Dec 18, 201934. FDA terminated the recall: Feb 1, 2021420192021
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0588-2020 (November 8, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0588-2020 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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