Bloomington, Ind.—Cook Medical is pleased to announce a new contract with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The contract, which went into effect on October 21, 2019, includes products such as the Zilver® PTX® Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent, Zenith® aortic endografts, and associated interventional devices to treat patients with vascular disease.
This contract will assist the VA supply chain team in streamlining the process for procuring medical devices for contracted products. Physicians working with VA now have increased access to Cook Medical’s endovascular devices. This also means that physicians working at VA facilities across the country have more options when selecting devices for treating their patients.
“Cook has always been a market leader in the development of our endovascular portfolio, and we are thrilled to now provide these life-saving technologies to the country’s Veterans via this new contract. Cook has always valued serving members of local communities, and we are especially pleased to align with VA to better care for those who have served our country,” said John Blackketter, North American Manager of Cook Medical’s BusinessCare Integration team.
About Veterans Affairs
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a federal agency dedicated to providing quality healthcare for our country’s Veterans. VA is founded on core values of integrity, commitment, advocacy, respect, and excellence when treating and supporting Veterans and their families.
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