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proGAV® FV417TRecalls & reported problems

Christoph Miethke GmbH & Co. KG · PROGAV W/DISTAL CATHETER · Class 2 · Implant

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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 04041906132149), received between Jan 6, 2022 and Jan 6, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Mechanical 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

  • Mechanical 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 6, 2022Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED MIETHKE THAT A PROGAV W/DISTAL CATHETER (PART # (B)(4)) WAS IMPLANTED DURING A PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, THE VALVE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE ADJUSTED. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2017. 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), WEIGHT: (B)(6) (KG), HEIGHT: 165 CENTIMETERS (CM), GENDER: UNKNOWN.

    Patient problems: Hydrocephalus

    MAUDE report 13178875 ↗

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