FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

SYNVISC ONE

MDR report key: 1970029 · Received December 1, 2010

Report

Report Number
MW5019092
Event Type
Other
Date Received
December 1, 2010
Date of Event
January 1, 2010
Report Date
December 1, 2010
Manufacturer
GENZYME
Product Code
MOZ
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

HAD BOTH KNEES INJECTED WITH SYNVISC ONE. ONE KNEE BLEW UP HAD TO BE DRAINED AND GIVEN STEROID (DRAINED 2X) 50 CC + 40 CC. OTHER KNEE NOT INFLAMED. KNEE IS NOW UNUSABLE. I FELL ON STREET UNABLE TO WALK ANY DISTANCE. FACE SWELLED UP. DIZZY, UPPER RESPIRATORY ISSUE-SHORTNESS OF BREATH, LETHARGIC. PRIOR TO INJECTIONS, I WAS HEALTHY, ON NO MEDICATION AND EXERCISED EVERY DAY. I WALKED 6 MILES OR BIKED 10-20 MILES A DAY. NOW I CAN'T EVEN WALK 5 BLOCKS. KNEE IS UNSTABLE. (B)(4). OTHER MEDICATIONS: NONE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SYNVISC ONE INJECTION MOZ GENZYME

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 55 YR