Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published January 12, 2018
Cook MINC Benchtop Incubator Recall: Temperature Control Risk
Cook Inc. recalls MINC Benchtop Incubators due to potential temperature fluctuations in incubation lids that could affect cell culture results. Affected units may need repair or replacement.
The temperature of the incubation lids of the MINC Bench top Incubators may become too high or too low for proper gamete/embryo incubation due to fatigue failure of the flat flex lid heater.
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📍Recalling firmCook Inc.750 N Daniels Way · Bloomington, IN 47404-9120
“Cook MINC Benchtop Incubator Recall: Temperature Control Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 31, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/72137-cook-minc-benchtop-incubator-recall-temperature-control-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-1378-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1378-2018%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Jan. 12, 2018, that Cook Inc. voluntarily recalled MINC Benchtop Incubators due to potential temperature failures in incubation lids caused by heater fatigue. The agency issued recall number Z-1378-2018 for the Class II device.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Cook Inc.
Product: MINC Benchtop Incubator (Mini Incubator)
Catalog numbers: K-MINC-1000, G20079
Lot codes: All Lots
The hazard
According to the FDA, the temperature of the incubation lids may become too high or too low for proper gamete or embryo incubation due to fatigue failure of the flat flex lid heater.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Cook Inc. has 38 other recalls on record since July 31, 2017. Other recent recalls include the Nov. 12, 2021, Cook Flexor Check-Flo Introducer Ansel Modification for mislabeling risk and the Oct. 13, 2021, Cook Skinny Needle with Chiba Tip Recall for black debris.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the catalog number K-MINC-1000 on the incubator. The product is a microprocessor-controlled, gassed, humidified incubator used for cell culture.
Brand
Cook Inc.
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products
All 2 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
Nationwide (K-IMNC-100 -US G46022) . (K-IMNC-100 G20079 manufactured in Australia and distributed worldwide)
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-1377-2018
MINC Benchtop Incubator (Mini Incubator) catalog (K-MINC-1000 US) G46022 is a microprocessor controlled, gassed, humidified, incubator intended for use in cell culture.; All lots
483
Z-1378-2018
MINC Benchtop Incubator (Mini Incubator) catalog (K-MINC-1000) G20079 is a microprocessor controlled, gassed, humidified, incubator intended for use in cell culture.; All Lots
4,451
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check for Recalls
Review the official recall notice to confirm if your unit is affected by the catalog number K-MINC-1000.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Nationwide (K-IMNC-100 -US G46022) . (K-IMNC-100 G20079 manufactured in Australia and distributed worldwide)” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2.3 years 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.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1378-2018 (January 12, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1378-2018 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 31, 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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