Cook Incorporated Launches Two Product Innovations
at VEITHSymposium

New York - At the 2004 VEITHSymposium™, Cook Incorporated, the largest privately held medical device manufacturer in the world, announced the availability of two new introductory medical devices to the endovascular market. The new products, the Beacon® Tip Van Schie Seeking Catheters and the LES3 Lunderquist Extra Stiff Wire Guide, are designed to increase endograft stability during endovascular aortic repair (EVAR). EVAR is a minimally invasive procedure to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), one of the leading causes of death in the U.S.

The new Beacon Tip Van Schie Seeking Catheters have five different tip configurations, enabling physicians to choose the right tool to accommodate iliac arteries of different patients. Using the catheters, physicians can easily manipulate endovascular grafts during EVAR. Their Beacon Tips also make the catheters extremely bright during fluoroscopy, enhancing physicians' visualization of the device even in dense tissue.

With the LES3 Lunderquist Extra Stiff Wire Guide, Cook has added increased stability to the new wire guide for cases when extra support may be required. The pre-curved wire guide mimics aortic anatomy, which helps to provide stability during device introduction. The wire guide has a soft proximal end and a curved, tapered distal tip with 4 cm of flexibility to ease introduction. Its stainless steel mandril provides stiffness to support the device and facilitate its passage through complex anatomies.

"Today's announcement demonstrates our continued dedication to the ongoing innovation and market-leading position of the Zenith® endovascular product line," said Barry Thomas, director of endovascular therapies at Cook.

Availability
The Beacon Tip Van Schie Seeking Catheters and the LES3 Lunderquist Extra Stiff Wire Guide are currently available for shipment.

About Cook Incorporated
With international headquarters in Bloomington, Ind., privately held COOK® (www.cookgroup.com) is a leading designer, manufacturer and global distributor of minimally invasive medical device technology for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Since its founding in 1963, Cook has created innovative technologies for stents and stent-grafts, catheters, wire guides, introducer needles and sheaths, embolization coils, medical biomaterials, vena cava filters, implanted cardiac lead extraction equipment and other minimally invasive medical devices.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
David McCarty
Director of Public Relations
Cook Incorporated - 812-339-2235 ext. 2387
Email: dmccarty@cook-inc.com

Dan Carter
Racepoint Group, Inc. - 781-487-4602
Email: dcarter@racepointgroup.com

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