Reported Feb 5, 2014 · Terminated

Codman Certas Programmable Valve In Line Valve with SiphonGuard Device, Unitized Bactiseal Catheter and Accessories…

Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. · 325 Paramount Drive · Raynham, MA · 02767

Is this the product you have?

  • Codman Certas Programmable Valve In Line Valve with SiphonGuard Device, Unitized Bactiseal
  • Catheter and Accessories Product Code82-8807
  • Product UsageThe 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
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot CodesCLPCNB CMBCPT CMCC2W CMDB6L CMDDJV CMKB24 CMLCKN CMMC3H CMNBZH CNCB6N CNCCLJ CNCCZ3 CNDB8C CNDBRJ CNGBK4 CNHCZR CNJB1G CNJC4T CNJCMR CNKBZD CNLBVM CNLBZC CNMBFL CNNDH1 CNMBFM CNMDNK CNPBRL CNPCLV CPBBGT CNCCLH CNCCZ2 CNDB69 CNDCV0 CPBCR3 CPCBHC CPCBHD CPDCC3 CMMCGV CNBB11 CPBCR4 CPCCMN CPDBYL
Amount recalled
746 units

This recall covers 7 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 6 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Codman Certas Programmable Valves used for hydrocephalus may not operate properly

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jun 2, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:34 PM UTC

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