A physician reported the certas valve was implanted in the patient via l-p shunt on an unknown date with an unknown setting.The valve was used with the silascon lumbar catheter (manufactured by kaneka, product code: 702-jj).The distal side from the valve was not imaged during angiography, so valve obstruction was suspected, therefore, the valve was removed and replaced on (b)(6) 2021.It is unknown if the patient experienced any signs and symptoms due to obstruction.The patient is in the follow up.
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Updated fields: d4, d9, g3, g6, h2, h3, h6, h10 the certas valve (828806) was returned for evaluation.Failure analysis - the position of the cam when valve was received was at setting 1.The valve was visually inspected; needle holes in the needle chamber were noted and the plastic connector was slightly bent but not occluded.The valve was hydrated.The connector was irrigated no occlusions noted.The valve was leak tested and only leaked from the needle hole in the needle chamber.The valve passed the test for programming, occlusion, reflux, siphon guard and pressure.No root cause could be determined as the technician could not confirm any problem with the valve at the time of investigation.The possible root cause for the issue reported by the customer could be due to biological debris and protein build up interfering with the valve mechanism, at the time of investigation the no occlusion issues were noted with the valve.At present, we consider this complaint to be closed.
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