# K182265: CodMan Certas Plus Programmable Valve

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Integra Lifesciences Corp.
- Decided: Nov 20, 2018 after 91 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: 3 generations back to K944222 (1995). 3 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K152152: Codman Certas Plus Programmable Valve, Medos International SARL (2015) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K223330: Certas Plus Programmable Valves (2023), 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.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K182265
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology