CODMAN CERTAS Programmable Valves — Class II medical device recall Z-1468-2014
Terminated recall by Codman & Shurtleff, Inc., reported 2014-04-23, distributed nationwide. Ensuring all customers have the tools to assist in verifying the setting of the valve on x-ray images and the
| Recall number | Z-1468-2014 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Codman & Shurtleff, Inc., Raynham, MA, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2013-12-13 |
| Classified | 2014-04-17 |
| Reported by FDA | 2014-04-23 |
| Terminated | 2016-04-21 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Quantity | 9,445 units |
Product
CODMAN CERTAS Programmable Valves, central nervous system shunt, models as follows: 82-8800 In Line Valve Only 82-8801 In Line Valve with Catheter and Accessories 82-8802 In Line Valve with Unitized Catheter and Accessories 82-8803 In line Valve with Unitized BACTISEAL Catheter and Accessories 82-8804 In Line Valve only with SIPHONGUARD Device 82-8805 In Line Valve with SIPHONGUARD Device, Catheter and Accessories 82-8806 In Line Valve with SIPHONGUARD, Unitized Catheter and Accessories 82-8807 In Line Valve with SIPHONGUARD Device, Unitized BACTISEAL Catheter and Accessories 82-8850 Certas Therapeutic Management System
Reason for recall
Ensuring all customers have the tools to assist in verifying the setting of the valve on x-ray images and the location and orientation of implanted CODMAN CERTAS Programmable Valves.
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