FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Codman Certas Programmable Valve In Line Valve Only Product Code: 82-8800 Product Usage: The CODMAN CERTAS Programmable Valve is an implantable device that provides constant intraventricular pressure and drainage of CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) for the management of hydrocephalus. The valve can be set to a choice of eight opening pressure settings for constant intraventricular perssure drainage of CSF. The CODMAN CERTAS Therapy Management System (TMS) allows the non-invasive reading or adjustment of the valve setting.

Recall: Z-0858-2014 · Reported February 5, 2014

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0858-2014
Event ID
65179
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
February 5, 2014
Initiation Date
May 16, 2013
Classification Date
January 28, 2014
Termination Date
June 2, 2015
Address
325 Paramount Drive, Raynham, MA, 02767, United States

Description

Codman Certas Programmable Valve In Line Valve Only Product Code: 82-8800 Product Usage: The CODMAN CERTAS Programmable Valve is an implantable device that provides constant intraventricular pressure and drainage of CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) for the management of hydrocephalus. The valve can be set to a choice of eight opening pressure settings for constant intraventricular perssure drainage of CSF. The CODMAN CERTAS Therapy Management System (TMS) allows the non-invasive reading or adjustment of the valve setting.

Reason

Codman Certas Programmable Valves used for hydrocephalus may not operate properly

Code Info

Lot Codes: CLNCB1 CMBBP1 CMBCPN CMCBWG CMCC2V CMDCN8 CMDDJN CMGB8H CMJCL8 CMJCPW CMKB21 CMMCGR CMNBFB CMNBZJ CMNC8T CMNCYL CMPB4V CNCCPF CNDBCW CNDBRH CNDCJ2 CNFCK7 CNGBG0 CNGBK2 CNHCKH CNHCZN CNJBW5 CNJBWZ CNJC38 CNJC4K CNJCD3 CNJCFR CNJCMN CNKBWP CNKCC8 CNKCL3 CNLBR6 CNLCL3 CNLCW3 CNNCWF CNPB1R CNPBRH CNPCLR CPBC96 CPBCCR CPBCRV CPCBG9 CPCCMK CPDBYC CPDC07 CPDCC7 CNBBCV CNCB6W CNGBRY CNHB95 CNNDCK CNPB1T CNPBML CPBB3G CPCBG8 CPCCBH CPCCM1 CPCCMZ CPFBKP

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey, South Africa, and UK.

Quantity

1460 units