MAUDE Adverse Event Report: CHRISTOPH MIETHKE GMBH & CO KG GAV VALVE 10/40; HYDROCEPHALUS MANAGEMENT

Model Number	FV314T
Medical Device Problem Code	Infusion or Flow Problem (2964)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Hydrocephalus (3272)
Date of Event	06/24/2016
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
This complaint was reopened in reference to (b)(4).Investigation results: visual inspection: no significant deformations or other abnormalities of the valves were detected during the visual inspection.Permeability test: a permeability test has indicated that the valve has a blockage.Results: first, we performed a visual inspection of the gav.No significant deformations pr damage of the value were detected during the visual inspection.Next, we tested the permeability during the visual inspection.Finally, we have dismantled the valve.Inside both valve we have found significant build-up of substances (likely protein).Based on our investigation, we confirm the presence of occlusion in the value.As described in scientific literature, the problem encountered is one of the known, inevitable risks of hc-therapy by shunt implants.We can exclude a defect at the time of release.The valve met all specifications of the final inspection when released from christoph miethke (b)(4).No further regulatory actions are required from our point of view.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that a gav value shuntsystem was implanted during a procedure performed on (b)(6) 2004.According to the complainant, the valve was believed to have a blockage.The patient underwent a revision procedure on (b)(6) 2016.The complainant device was returned to the manufacturer for evaluation.No patient complications were reported as a result of the revision procedure.Age: (b)(6) years, height: 151 cm, weight: (b)(6) kg.

• Brand Name: GAV VALVE 10/40
• Common Device Name: HYDROCEPHALUS MANAGEMENT
• Manufacturer (Section D): CHRISTOPH MIETHKE GMBH & CO KG; ulanenweg 2; potsdam, 14469 ; GM 14469
• MDR Report Key: 12378376
• Report Number: 3004721439-2021-00602
• Device Sequence Number: 17124726
• Product Code: JXG
• UDI-Device Identifier: 04041906125400
• UDI-Public: 4041906125400
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: GM
• PMA/510(K) Number: K031303
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Device Implanted Year: 2004
• Device Explanted Year: 2016
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,user f
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 08/26/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: FV314T
• Device Catalogue Number: FV314T
• Device Lot Number: 20002325
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 07/01/2016
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 07/04/2016
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 08/27/2021
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Required Intervention
• Patient Age: 12 YR
• Patient Weight: 41