| Date Initiated by Firm | December 13, 2013 |
| Date Posted | April 17, 2014 |
| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on April 21, 2016 |
| Recall Number | Z-1468-2014 |
| Recall Event ID |
67793 |
| 510(K)Number | K112156 K113526 |
| Product Classification |
Shunt, central nervous system and components - Product Code JXG
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| Product | CODMAN CERTAS Programmable Valves, central nervous system shunt, models as follows:
82-8800 In Line Valve Only
82-8801 In Line Valve with Catheter and Accessories
82-8802 In Line Valve with Unitized Catheter and Accessories
82-8803 In line Valve with Unitized BACTISEAL Catheter and Accessories
82-8804 In Line Valve only with SIPHONGUARD Device
82-8805 In Line Valve with SIPHONGUARD Device, Catheter and Accessories
82-8806 In Line Valve with SIPHONGUARD, Unitized Catheter and Accessories
82-8807 In Line Valve with SIPHONGUARD Device, Unitized BACTISEAL Catheter and Accessories
82-8850 Certas Therapeutic Management System |
| Code Information |
All serial numbers |
| FEI Number |
3002947440
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Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.
325 Paramount Drive
Raynham
MA
02767
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| For Additional Information Contact | SAME 508-880-8000 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Ensuring all customers have the tools to assist in verifying the setting of the valve on x-ray images and the location and orientation of implanted CODMAN CERTAS Programmable Valves. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Process control |
| Action | Codman Neuro issued notification packages dated 12/13/13 to Domestic Hospitals and international accounts. Specific letters and associated inclusion of the additional aids, include A) a valve setting verification guide with instructions for use with x-ray images, and B) a plastic valve cut out overlay). A response reply form was included to be completed and returned to confirm effectiveness of the notification. |
| Quantity in Commerce | 9,445 units |
| Distribution | Nationwide Distribution. |
| Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 �7.55.
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| 510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = JXG
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