Cook Inc Sponsoring Public Forum at 2005 International Congress on Endovascular Interventions.

More Than 1000 Local Residents to Attend Educational Discussion on AAA 

Who:         Cook Incorporated

What:        Cook will be sponsoring a public forum to raise
             community awareness about the importance of regular
             screenings in the early detection of Abdominal Aortic
             Aneurysms (AAA). The forum will be attended by more than
             1000 local residents who will have the opportunity to
             learn from industry experts about how and when to take
             the appropriate steps in AAA detection.

             Cook will also be showcasing, via video feed, two live
             endovascular repair cases where its flagship Zenith
             endograft is used.

             Attendees from television, newspapers and magazines who
             are interested in learning more about the detection and
             treatment of AAAs from industry thought leaders are
             welcome to join. Also encouraged to attend are industry
             and financial analysts as well as C-level and senior
             executives in the healthcare/medical device industry.

Where:       The Phoenician
             6000 East Camelback Road
             Scottsdale, AZ 85251
             Phone: [phone]

When:        The conference will take place from February 13-17, 2005

About Cook:  With international headquarters in Bloomington, Ind.,
             COOK(R) (www.cookgroup.com), the world's largest
             privately held medical device manufacturer, 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.