# K143111: Codman Certas Plus Programmable Valve; Codman Certas Toll Kit

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Medos International SARL
- Decided: Feb 19, 2015 after 113 days
- Product code: JXG (Shunt, Central Nervous System And Components)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 882.5550
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 8 generations back to K944222 (1995). 15 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 17 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K112156: Codman Certas Programmable Valve System, Codman Certas Therapy Management System, Medos International SARL (2011) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K181902: Codman Certas Plus Electronic Tool Kit (2018), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Codman Certas Plus Programmable Valve is an implantable device that provides constant intraventricular pressure and drainage of CSF for the management of hydrocephalus. The Codman Certas Tool Kit allows the noninvasive reading or adjustment of the valve setting.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K143111
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology