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This complaint was reopened in reference to (b)(4).Manufacturing site evaluation: manufacturing and quality control data the progav® was manufactured by a qualified employee in february 2016.Deviations during assembly did not occur.The valve was sterilized by miethke and released for shipment after final inspection.The progav® has a normal pressure range of 0 to 20 cmh2o.The shunt system was inspected as article fv441t.All parameters have been inspected and approved during the manufacturing process.All parameters have been assessed as meeting specifications.Device examination: the progav® was returned submersed in an unidentified liquid in the provided returnkit.Visual inspection: no significant deformations or damage were detected during the visual inspection.Permeability test: a permeability test has shown that the valve was permeable.Adjustment test: the progav® was tested and was adjustable to all specified pressures.Braking force and brake function test: the brake functionality test has shown that the brake function was fully operational and the braking force was within the given tolerances.Computer controlled test: to investigate under-drainage, the opening pressure was measured using a miethke computer controlled testing apparatus which simulates a cerobrospinal fluid flow.The results showed that the valve was not operating within the acceptable tolerance in the horizontal position; a decelerated flow was detected.Result first, a visual inspection of the progav® was performed.No significant deformations or damage to the valve were detected during the visual inspection.Next, the permeability, adjustability, as well as the brake functionally and brake force, of the valve were tested.The valve operated as expected and met all specifications.Finally, the valve was dismantled.A build-up of a substance (likely protein) was observed inside the valve.Based on the investigation, the claim of under-drainage was able to be substantiated.This was likely due to the deposits observed inside the valve.Deposits caused by natural substances in the cerebrospinal fluid, such as protein, blood or tissue particles, are among the known and unavoidable risks and side effects of hydrocephalus therapy.Manufacturing defects at the time of release have been excluded.The valve met all specifications of the final inspection when released from christoph miethke gmbh & co.Kg.No further regulatory actions are required.
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It was reported miethke that a progav sys ped.W/sa 20 a.Prechamber (part # fv441t) was implanted during a procedure performed on (b)(6) 2016.According to the complainant, the valve was believed to be operating in under-drainage.The patient underwent a revision procedure on (b)(6) 2016.The complaint device was returned to the manufacturer for evaluation.No patient complications were reported as a result of the revision procedure.Age: 4.5 months, weight: 7 kilograms (kg), height: 61 centimeters (cm), gender: unknown.
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