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Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.: Codman Certas - In Line Valve with SIPHONGUARD, Unitized Catheter and Accessories; Product Code: 82-8806 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.
- Recall number
- Z-2190-2014
- Recalling firm
- Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.
- Product
- Codman Certas - In Line Valve with SIPHONGUARD, Unitized Catheter and Accessories; Product Code: 82-8806 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.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2014-07-03
- Posted
- 2014-08-12
- Terminated
- 2017-01-30
- Reason
- To clarify the CODMAN CERTAS Valve virtual off (setting 8) pressure specification outlined in the product's Instructions for Use (IFU).
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- Codman Neuro sent an Urgent Medical Device Safety Notification dated July 17, 2014, to clinicians who use the device. The notification clarifies the CODMAN CERTAS Valve virtual off (setting 8) pressure specification outlined in the product's Instructions for Use (IFU). Consignees are also asked to complete the enclosed Acknowledgement Form and fax the completed form to 1-888-239-1305. For questions or concerns regarding this notification, consignees are instructed to contact their local Codman Neuro Representative or Scientific and Medical Affairs at SciMedAffairs@its.jnj.com or (866) 685-7325. For questions regarding this recall call 508-828-2726.
- Quantity
- 9,498 devices total
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA including AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY; and Internationally to: Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Numbers: CMBC2Z, CMBCPR, CMCC2T, CMDB7C, CMDBHC, CMJC49, CMJCMD, CMLBLZ, CMMB14, CNDBCY, CNDCV2, CNJCFT, CNKBHS, CNLB57, CNMDNL, CNNCWD, CNPB1Z, CPBB3J, CPBDBB, CPCCMO, CPDBYK
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K112156","K113526"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JXG
- Firm FEI
- 3002947440
- Firm city
- Raynham
- Firm state
- MA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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