Reported Aug 20, 2014 · Terminated

Codman Certas - In Line Valve only with SIPHONGUARD¿ Device; Product Code: 82-8804 The Codman Certas Programmable valve…

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 - In Line Valve only with SIPHONGUARD¿ Device
  • Product Code82-8804 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
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot NumbersCMBC2W, CMDBHB, CMDDJP, CMDDJR, CMKB22, CMLCKR, CMMB1L, CMMCR5, CMNBFD, CMNCVP, CMNCYM, CMPB95, CMPBMD, CNBB13, CNBBCZ, CNCB4R, CNCB61, CNCB6L, CNDB8B, CNDBVZ, CNDCM8, CNDCM9, CNFCVH, CNFCVJ, CNHB96, CNHC8J, CNHC8L, CNHCKG, CNHCZH, CNHCZM, CNHCZT, CNJB98, CNJBWW, CNJBWY, CNJC39, CNJC4H, CNJC4J, CNJCBO, CNJCFP, CNJCG9, CNKB42, CNKBOR, CNKBTR, CNKCLO, CNKCLZ, CNLBR2, CNLBZD, CNLCW4, CNMBFK, CNMCDP, CNMCDR, CNMCDV, CNMCDW, CNMDM2, CNMDM3, CNMDNG, CNMDNH, CNNCWC, CNNCWH, CNNDH2, CNNDH3, CNPB1V, CNPB1W, CNPBRJ, CNPCLP, CPBB39, CPBB3H, CPBBGN, CPBC98, CPBCKR, CPBCKT, CPBCRO, CPCBG6, CPCBG7, CPCCBD, CPCCBF, CPCCBG, CPCCMW, CPDBYG, CPDBYH, CPDC09, CPDCC4, CPDCC6
Amount recalled
9,498 devices total

This recall covers 8 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 7 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

To clarify the CODMAN CERTAS Valve virtual off (setting 8) pressure specification outlined in the product's Instructions for Use (IFU).

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 Jan 30, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:44 PM UTC

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