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InjuryGZB

SWIFT-LOCK ANCHOR

Received Jul 20, 2026 · Event occurred Jun 22, 2026

Report 1627487-2026-08955 · MDR key 25884068

Device

Generic name

Scs Anchor

Manufacturer

Abbott Medical

Model number

1192

Catalog number

1192

Lot number

10489791

Product problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

Patient

NA · Male

  • Skin Erosion

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT EXPERIENCED SKIN EROSION AT THE LEADS AND ANCHORS SITES. SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS UNDERTAKEN ON (B)(6) 2026 WHEREIN THE LEADS AND ANCHORS WERE EXPLANTED AND REPLACED TO ADDRESS INFECTION. PATIENT WAS PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS AND TOPICAL OINTMENT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. PATIENT HAS RECOVERED AND THERAPY HAS BEEN RESTORED POST-OP.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

DATE OF EVENT IS ESTIMATED. A SUSPECTED INFECTION AT PATIENT¿S LEAD(S) AND ANCHOR SITE(S) WAS REPORTED TO ABBOTT. IT WAS DETERMINED THE SKIN IS ERODING AT LEAD ANCHOR SITE. ANTIBIOTICS WERE ADMINISTERED TO THE PATIENT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THE INFECTION HAS SINCE BEEN RESOLVED. AS A RESULT, A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS PERFORMED TO REVIEW AND CONFIRM THE STERILITY OF DEVICES. BASED ON THE DOCUMENTS REVIEWED, THE SOURCE OF THE INFECTION REMAINS UNKNOWN.