ShuntAssistant® FV261TRecalls & reported problems
Christoph Miethke GmbH & Co. KG · SHUNTASSISTANT 20 W/ATT DISTAL CATH · Class 2 · Implant
All models of ShuntAssistant (5)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04041906114206), received between Jan 28, 2022 and Jan 28, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Infusion or Flow Problem” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Infusion or Flow Problem1
Patient problems
- Hydrocephalus1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 28, 2022Infusion or Flow Problem; Infusion or Flow Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SHUNT ASSISTANT (PART # (B)(4)) WAS IMPLANTED DURING A PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, THE SHUNT SYSTEM WAS BELIEVED TO BE OPERATED IN UNDERDRAINAGE. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2021. THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE REVISION PROCEDURE. AGE: (B)(6), HEIGHT: 85 CENTIMETERS (CM), WEIGHT: (B)(6) (KG), GENDER: UNKNOWN. SAME EVENT AS MEDWATCH #: 3004721439-2021-00361.
Patient problems: Hydrocephalus
MAUDE report 13388279 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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