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Codman Hakim Micro Precision Valve

K973774510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 29, 199787-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.5550

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · JXG Shunt, Central Nervous System And Components

Cleared on Dec 29, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K944222 (Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc., 1995) after an 87-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1995. 1 of the 42 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall. 40 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 29, 1997
Review
87 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JXG
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K944222 (1995). 40 later devices descend from it, 5 citing it directly. 1 of the 42 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 2017: 2 descendants cleared1998: 1 descendant cleared2009: 2 descendants cleared2011: 3 descendants cleared2002: 3 descendants cleared2012: 3 descendants cleared2006: 3 descendants cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2024: 2 descendants cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2004: 3 descendants cleared2005: 2 descendants cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2015: 2 descendants cleared2010: 2 descendants cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2008: 2 descendants cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12019: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2021: 1 descendant clearedReference device: K853215 · Accu-Flo Pressure Valve · Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. · 1985K944222 · Codman-Medos Valve Shunt System · Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · 19951995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 5 descendants2 generations forward: 8 descendants3 generations forward: 14 descendants4 generations forward: 7 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall15 generations forward: 5 descendants6 generations forward: 1 descendant K944222 · Codman-Medos Valve Shunt System · Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · 19950+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK944222 Codman-Medos Valve Shunt SystemJohnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · 1995
  2. This deviceK973774 Codman Hakim Micro Precision ValveJohnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · 1997
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 38 of its ownK980778 Hakim Micro Programmable Valve SystemJohnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · 1998
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 25 of its ownK012052 Medtronic PS Medical Strata Valve, Models 42855, 42865, 92865, 92855Medtronic PS Medical · 2002
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 23 of its ownK033850 Medtronic PS Medical Strata NSC Valve and Shunt Assemblies with and…Medtronic Neurosurgery · 2004 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 19 of its ownK042465 PS Medical Strata II ValveMedtronic Neurosurgery · 2004 · Recalled
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 8 of its ownK020667 Codman Hakim Shunt SystemsCodman & Shurtleff, Inc. · 2002

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Descendants cleared per year

1998: 12002: 32004: 32005: 22006: 32007: 12008: 22009: 22010: 22011: 32012: 32013: 12015: 22016: 12017: 22018: 22019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12024: 22025: 1
1998high 3 (2002) · low 0 (1999)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K980778Hakim Micro Programmable Valve SystemJohnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · 1998 · cites it directly38descendants
  • K012052Medtronic PS Medical Strata Valve, Models 42855, 42865, 92865, 92855Medtronic PS Medical · 2002 · 2 generations on25descendants
  • K033850Medtronic PS Medical Strata NSC Valve and Shunt Assemblies with and Without BioglideMedtronic Neurosurgery · 2004 · 3 generations on23descendants
  • K042465PS Medical Strata II ValveMedtronic Neurosurgery · 2004 · 3 generations on19descendants
  • K020667Codman Hakim Shunt SystemsCodman & Shurtleff, Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly8descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K944222Codman-Medos Valve Shunt SystemJohnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc.1995—
0 (this device)K973774Codman Hakim Micro Precision ValveJohnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc.1997—
+1K980778Hakim Micro Programmable Valve SystemJohnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc.1998—
+2K012052Medtronic PS Medical Strata Valve, Models 42855, 42865, 92865, 92855Medtronic PS Medical2002—
+3K033850Medtronic PS Medical Strata NSC Valve and Shunt Assemblies with and Without…Medtronic Neurosurgery20042
+3K042465PS Medical Strata II ValveMedtronic Neurosurgery20044
+1K020667Codman Hakim Shunt SystemsCodman & Shurtleff, Inc.2002—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199810
200230
200430
200520
200630
200710
200820
200920
201020
201130
201230
201310
201520
201611
201720
201820
201910
202010
202110
202210
202420
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K973774, 1995–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

1 device in this family has a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new JXG device

  1. #1 K243531 Codman Libertís Shunt Catheter with Bactiseal…score 11.9 · 8 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K944222Codman-Medos Valve Shunt System
Summary page 1
…HAKIM™ Micro Precision Valve is substantially equivalent in terms of intended use, materials, design, manufacturing and function to the Codman-Medos Shunt Valve System (K944222). Indications for Use: The CODMAN HAKIM™ Micro Precision Valve System is an implantable device that provides constant intravent…
Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc.1995—
†K853215Accu-Flo Pressure ValveCodman & Shurtleff, Inc.1985—

Also cleared against K944222: 7 other devices →

What descends from it? (40)

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5 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K980778Hakim Micro Programmable Valve SystemJohnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc.199838
K020667Codman Hakim Shunt SystemsCodman & Shurtleff, Inc.20028
K172022CODMAN Hydrocephalus Valves, Catheters & Accessories (Bundled)Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.20173
K102961Holter in-Line Shunt Filter, Holter Cerebral Catheter Reservoir, Accu-Flo Connectors…Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.20110
K091346Codman Hakim Micro II ValveCodman & Shurtleff, Inc.20090

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K152700StrataMR Valves and ShuntsMedtronic Neurosurgery · 2016 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2016 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K980778 (Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc., 1998) has gone furthest, with 38 descendants of its own.
  • 7 other devices also cite its predicate K944222.

How does its category compare?

All JXG devices

JXG Shunt, Central Nervous System And Components: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JXG

8in 2025

2007: 32008: 62009: 52010: 32011: 72012: 32013: 32015: 62016: 62017: 72018: 62019: 42020: 22021: 12022: 42023: 52024: 32025: 82026 (partial year): 2
2007high 8 (2025) · low 0 (2014)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JXG

255in 2025

2007: 184 days median2008: 60 days median2009: 106 days median2010: 30 days median2011: 136 days median2012: 78 days median2013: 108 days median2015: 276 days median2016: 143 days median2017: 90 days median2018: 102 days median2019: 101 days median2022: 101 days median2023: 134 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 255 days median
2007high 276 (2015) · low 30 (2010)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · JXG

3in 2024

2008: 12009: 302011: 52012: 12013: 142014: 62017: 12020: 82023: 22024: 32026 (partial year): 1
2007high 30 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · JXG

1,198in 2025

2007: 6492008: 6302009: 6292010: 8122011: 7872012: 9772013: 1,0042014: 1,2512015: 9842016: 1,0912017: 1,3352018: 1,4842019: 1,2952020: 1,2062021: 1,4672022: 1,3292023: 1,2212024: 1,2142025: 1,198
2007high 1,484 (2018) · low 629 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JXG, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200731840649
20086601630
2009510630629
20103300812
201171365787
20123781977
20133108141,004
20140—61,251
201562760984
2016614301,091
201779011,335
2018610201,484
2019410101,295
20202—81,206
20211—01,467
2022410101,329
2023513421,221
202439031,214
2025825501,198
20262—1—

What is it indicated for?

The CODMAN HAKIM™ Micro Precision Valve System is an implantable device that provides constant intraventricular pressure and drainage of CSF for the management of hydrocephalus and other conditions in which CSF flow and absorption are impaired.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K973774: Codman Hakim Micro Precision Valve.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K973774

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026