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Manufacturing and quality control data the progav® 2.0 shunt system was manufactured by a qualified employee in august 2020.Deviations during assembly did not occur.The system was sterilized by miethke and released for shipment after final inspection.For the purposes of this investigation, the progav® 2.0 shunt system is comprised of a progav® 2.0 adjustable pressure valve with a normal pressure range of 0 to 20 cmh2o and a shuntassistant® 2.0 fixed pressure valve with a fixed pressure range of 15 cmh2o.The shunt system was inspected as article f641t.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 valves but bloody deposits were detected during the visual inspection.Permeability test: a permeability test has shown that both valves are permeable.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 valves are tested in both the horizontal as well as the vertical positions.The results show that the progav® 2.0 is operating not within the accepted tolerance in the horizontal position.The shuntassistant® 2.0 is operating within the specified tolerances in the vertical position.Adjustment test: the progav® 2.0 was tested and is adjustable to all specified pressures.Braking 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.Internal inspection: after dismantling of the valves, deposits were found in progav® 2.0.Results: it should be noted that the product was received dry (i.E.Not submersed in liquid as recommended).The investigation of dry items is not significant due to the affect dry deposits of liquor and blood can have on product performance.In spite of this, we have investigated the valve to the best of our abilities.Based on our investigation, we confirm that the shuntsystem shows an increased flow of liquid at the time of our investigation.This is likely due to the deposits observed inside the valves.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 shunt system met all specifications of the final inspection when released from christoph miethke gmbh & co.Kg.No further regulatory actions are required from our point of view.
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