Class II — the FDA judged the product may cause temporary or medically reversible harm, with a remote chance of serious harm.
This is the FDA's risk judgment for this recall. It describes the potential of the product as a category — it does not establish that any specific unit harmed anyone. Most recalls are Class II or III.
Tornado Embolization Microcoil, intended for embolization of selective vessel supply to arteriovenous malformations and other vascular lesions, RPN MWCE-18S-3/2-TORNADO (GPN G08261), RPN MWCE-18S-3/2-TORNADO-081800 (GPN G13102), RPN MWCE-18S-4/2-TORNADO (GPN G08357)
Why it was recalled
Cook Medical identified that devices from the affected device lots may contain the incorrectly sized embolization coil.
Is your unit affected?
The recall covers only the specific lots or serial numbers the FDA listed. Enter the lot or serial number from your product's label and we'll check it against that list.
A match means your unit may be covered — stop and call your pharmacist before doing anything. No match suggests it isn't covered, but confirm anyway: code formats vary and lists can be incomplete. Your unit not being listed does not guarantee it is safe, and being listed does not mean you have been harmed.
Show the FDA's listed lot / code information
MWCE-18S-3/2-TORNADO, UDI-DI: 00827002082618, Lot Numbers: 16183145 16183146 16194351 16196532 16196533 16197253 NS16188093 NS16192163 16196534 16196535 16197247 16197248 16197249 16197250 16197251 16197252 16204238 NS16199061 16233647 16233648 16233649 NS16233646; MWCE-18S-4/2-TORNADO, UDI-DI: 00827002083578, Lot Numbers: 16178639 16181782 16181783 16181784 16186101 NS16178638; MWCE-18S-3/2-TORNADO-081800, UDI-DI: 00827002131026, Lot Numbers: 16188094 16188095
Recall status
Ongoing — the recall is still being carried out.
Where it was distributed
worldwide - No US distribution.
Recall record
- Recalling firm
- Cook Incorporated
- Product type
- Devices
- Recall number
- Z-1762-2025
- Voluntary / mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification
- Letter
- Origin
- Bloomington, IN
- Recall initiated
- 2025-04-17
What to do
Check the lot/code above against your product. To confirm this record and read the FDA's full notice, see the FDA recall page. Before changing anything you take or use, ask your pharmacist or prescriber — this page does not tell you to start or stop any drug or device.
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What this is — and is not
A recall is a recorded FDA enforcement action — the FDA logged that a firm is removing or correcting a product. It does not establish that any specific unit harmed anyone, and causation is not established by a recall. The class above is the FDA's risk judgment for the product category, not a finding about your unit. This page informs and compares; it is not medical advice and never tells you to start or stop a drug or device.
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