MAUDE Adverse Event Report: CHRISTOPH MIETHKE GMBH & CO KG PROGAV VALVE; HYDROCEPHALUS MANAGEMENT

Model Number	FV410T
Medical Device Problem Codes	Mechanical Problem (1384); Infusion or Flow Problem (2964)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	Hydrocephalus (3272)
Date of Event	11/09/2021
Type of Reportable Event	Serious Injury
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Manufacturing and quality control data: the progav® was manufactured by a qualified employee in july 2008.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 valve was inspected as article fv410t.All parameters have been inspected and approved during the manufacturing process.All parameters have been assessed as meeting specifications.Visual inspection: no significant deformations or damage of the valve were detected during the visual inspection.Permeability test: a permeability test has shown that the valve is permeable.Adjustment test: the progav® 2.0 was tested and is adjustable to all specified pressures.Klick force and brake function test: the brake functionality test has shown that the brake function is fully operational and the braking force is within the given tolerances.Computer controlled test: to investigate the claim of overdrainage, the opening pressure is measured using a miethke computer controlled testing apparatus which simulates a cerebrospinal fluid flow.The valve is tested in both the horizontal as well as the vertical positions.The results show that the valve is operating within the accepted tolerance in the horizontal position.Internal inspection: after dismantling of the valve, slightly deposits were found in progav®.Result: based on our investigation, we are unable to substantiate the claim of occlusion.At the time of our investigation, the valve was shown to be permeable.However, it is possible that the deposits observed inside the valve could have caused the malfunction in the past.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 progav valve (part # fv410t) was implanted during a procedure performed on (b)(6) 2014.According to the complainant, the shunt system was believed to be operated in overdrainage and difficult to adjust.The patient underwent a revision procedure on (b)(6) 2021.The complaint device was returned to the manufacturer for evaluation.No patient complications were reported as a result of the revision procedure.Age: (b)(6), height: 156 centimeters (cm), weight: (b)(6), gender: female.It´s the same patient as mdr id # 3004721439-2021-00321.

• Brand Name: PROGAV VALVE
• Common Device Name: HYDROCEPHALUS MANAGEMENT
• Manufacturer (Section D): CHRISTOPH MIETHKE GMBH & CO KG; ulanenweg 2; potsdam, 14469 ; GM 14469
• Manufacturer (Section G): CHRISTOPH MIETHKE GMBH & CO KG; ulanenweg 2; potsdam, 14469 ; GM 14469
• Manufacturer Contact: joerg knebel ; ulanenweg 2; potsdam, 14469 ; GM 14469
• MDR Report Key: 12913391
• Report Number: 3004721439-2021-00320
• Device Sequence Number: 14628277
• Product Code: JXG
• UDI-Device Identifier: 04041906132071
• UDI-Public: 4041906132071
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: GM
• PMA/510(K) Number: K103003
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Device Implanted Year: 2014
• Device Explanted Year: 2021
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Other,Foreign,User Facility,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 12/01/2021

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: FV410T
• Device Catalogue Number: FV410T
• Device Lot Number: 20008072
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 11/11/2021
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 11/11/2021
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 12/01/2021
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 07/30/2008
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Outcome Attributed to Adverse Event: Required Intervention
• Patient Age: 13 YR
• Patient Sex: Female
• Patient Weight: 48 KG