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Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Codman Certas Programmable Valves used for hydrocephalus may not operate properly

Agency Publication Date: January 29, 2014
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Affected Products

Product: 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 adjust

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

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Product: Codman Certas Programmable Valve In Line Valve with Catheter and Accessories Product Code: 82-8801 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-

Lot Codes: CMBBP2 CMCBLG CMDBHG CMFBB8 CMHDFW CMJCPY CMLBLW CMLCKP CMMBCY CMMC3F CMNBFC CMNCDW CMPB96 CNCCLK CNJBW0 CNJC4B CNJC4W CNKBWN CNKCL1 CNLBR3 CNLBZF CNMDM1 CNNCPL CNNDH4 CNPBRM CPBBGP CPBC97 CPBCRW CPCBHB CPCCMP CPDBYF CPBCVD CPDBYD CPDBM1 CMBCB2 CMCBLH CMDBHF CMGBL5 CMJCMC CMLBLY CMNBZK CNDCV1 CNHC8N CNKB41 CNLBR5 CNMB2Z CNMDNN CNNCWG CNPB1Y CNPCLT CPBCRY CPFBK1 CLPCM9 CMBBB2 CMBBB3 CMDBHD CMDCN7 CMDDJT CMFBNK CMFBNL CMNBZG CNDCP3 CNGBK5 CNHCZP CNJB1F CNJC4R CNJCMP CNKB0Y CNLCL0 CNMCYY CNMDNJ CNNDH0 CNPBRK CNPCLW CPBBGR CPCCBC CPCCML CPDCC2

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Product: Codman Certas Programmable Valve In Line Valve with Unitized BactiSeal Catheter and Accessories Product Code: 82-8803 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

Lot Codes: CLPCM9 CMBBB2 CMBBB3 CMDBHD CMDCN7 CMDDJT CMFBNK CMFBNL CMNBZG CNDCP3 CNGBK5 CNHCZP CNJB1F CNJC4R CNJCMP CNKB0Y CNLCL0 CNMCYY CNMDNJ CNNDH0 CNPBRK CNPCLW CPBBGR CPCCBC CPCCML CPDCC2

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Product: Codman Certas Programmable Valve In Line Valve only with SiphonGuard Device Product Code: 82-8804 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-inv

Lot Codes: CNMCDP CNMDM2 CNMDNG CNFCVJ CNHB96 CNHC8L CNHCZM CNHCZT CNJBWW CNJBWY CNJCFP CNJCG9 CNKB0R CNKBTR CNKCL0 CNKCL2 CNLBR2 CNLBZD CNMCDV CNMDM3 CNNCWC CNPB1W CNPBRJ CNPCLP CPBB39 CPBBGN CPBC98 CPBCKR CPBCKT CPCBG7 CPCCBG CPDBYH CPDC09 CPDCC4 CNBB13 CNCB6L CNDB8B CNDBVZ CNDCM9 CNHC8J CNHCKG CNJC39 CNJC4H CNJC4J CNJCB0 CNDCM8 CNKB42 CNFCVH CNHCZH CNJB98 CNLCW4 CNMBFK CNMCDW CNMDNH CNNCWH CNNDH2 CNNDH3 CNPB1V CPBB3H CPBCR0 CPCBG6 CPCCBD CPCCBF CPDBYG CPDCC6 CMMB1L CMBC2W CMDBHB CMDDJP CMDDJR CMKB22 CMLCKR CMMCR5 CMNBFD CMNCVP CMNCYM CMPB95 CMPBMD CNBBCZ CNCB4R CNCB61 CNMCDR CPCCMW

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Product: Codman Certas Programmable Valve In Line Valve with SiphonGuard Device, Catheter and Accessories Product Code: 82-8805 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 (TM

Lot Codes: CMBC2Y CMDCN9 CMJC48 CMLC6D CNCCLB CNCCZ4 CNDBRG CNDCNB CNHC8M CNJC4P CNKCL4 CNLCL1 CNMB8Y CNMDM0 CNNDHY CNPCLZ CPBC99 CPCC27 CPDBYJ CMNBFF CMNCDY CNCB6M CPBCRZ CPDCKL

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Product: Codman Certas Programmable Valve In Line Valve with Siphonguard, Unitized Catheter and Accessories Product Code: 82-8806 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

Lot Codes: CMJCMD CMBC2Z CMDB7C CMJC49 CMBCPR CMCC2T CMDBHC CMLBLZ CMMB14 CNDBCY CNDCV2 CNJCFT CNKBH6 CNLB57 CNMDNL CNNCWD CNPB1Z CPBB3J CPBDBB CPCCM0 CPDBYK

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Product: Codman Certas Programmable Valve In Line Valve with SiphonGuard Device, Unitized Bactiseal Catheter and Accessories Product Code: 82-8807 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 Therap

Lot Codes: CLPCNB 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

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Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Event ID: 65179
Status: Resolved
Manufacturer: Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.
Manufactured In: United States
Units Affected: 7 products (1460 units; 895 units; 431 units; 1481 units; 369 units; 409 units; 746 units)

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