Affected products may have been manufactured with the catheter distal end hole too small
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📍Recalling firmCook Inc.750 N Daniels Way · Bloomington, IN 47404-9120
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer
Cook is recalling a specific Thoracentesis Set model because it might have a catheter hole that's too small. This could lead to complications during medical procedures like draining fluid from the chest. Affected units were sold with Lot Number NS7662071. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/68369-cook-thoracentesis-set-recall-small-catheter-hole-risk.
“Cook Thoracentesis Set Recall: Small Catheter Hole Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 20, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/68369-cook-thoracentesis-set-recall-small-catheter-hole-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-1725-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1725-2019%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on April 9, 2019, that Cook Inc. voluntarily recalled Thoracentesis Set, RPN C-THS-850, because the catheter distal end hole may be too small, GovInfoNow's records show.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Cook
Product: Thoracentesis Set, RPN C-THS-850
Order #: G03286
Lot Number: NS7662071
Quantity: 5 units
The hazard
The affected products may have been manufactured with the catheter distal end hole too small, according to the FDA.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Cook Inc. has issued 38 other recalls since July 31, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Cook Flexor Check-Flo Introducer Ansel Modification (Nov. 12, 2021), Cook Skinny Needle with Chiba Tip Recall (Oct. 13, 2021), and Cook Transseptal Needle Recall (Oct. 8, 2021). Additional similar recalls include Cook Centimeter Sizing Catheters Recall (April 2, 2026), Cook Ring Transjugular Intrahepatic Access Sets Recall (Nov. 26, 2025), and Cook Rupsch-Uchida Liver Access Sets Recall (Nov. 26, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the product name 'Thoracentesis Set', model number RPN C-THS-850, and lot number NS7662071 on the packaging or label.
Brand
Cook
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 II
Status
Terminated
Distribution
Domestically: OH; Internationally: CANADA, SPAIN, ITALY, BELGIUM, GERMANY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, GREECE, SWITZERLAND, OMAN, MONACO, SAUDI ARABIA, AUSTRALIA, HONG KONG, INDIA & KOREA
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-1722-2019
Pericardiocentesis Catheter Set, RPN C-PCS-850, Order # G03282; Lot Numbers 7716007 7703324 NS7703501 NS7703502 NS7703503 NS7704718 NS7704722 NS7704727 NS7704728
83 kits
Z-1723-2019
Pericardiocentesis Catheter Tray, RPN C-PCYS-850, Order # G03284; Lot Number NS7726043
2 kits
Z-1724-2019
Pericardiocentesis Catheter Tray, RPN C-PCSY-850-LHSC-061096, Order # G10030; Lot Number NS7639280
2 kits
Z-1725-2019
Thoracentesis Set, RPN C-THS-850, Order # G03286; Lot Number NS7662071
5 units
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Look for the model number RPN C-THS-850 and lot number NS7662071 on the product packaging or label.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Ohio, and outside the U.S.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Domestically: OH; Internationally: CANADA, SPAIN, ITALY, BELGIUM, GERMANY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, GREECE, SWITZERLAND, OMAN, MONACO, SAUDI ARABIA, AUSTRALIA, HONG KONG, INDIA & KOREA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Ohio.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 13 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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-1725-2019 (April 9, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1725-2019 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 20, 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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