SYNVISC ONE (SYNVISC ONE)
Report
- Report Number
- 2246315-2014-38445
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 2, 2014
- Date of Event
- July 9, 2013
- Report Date
- March 26, 2014
- Manufacturer
- GENZYME BIOSURGERY (RIDGEFIELD)
- Product Code
- MOZ
- PMA / PMN Number
- P940015
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- EZ
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
PHARMACOVIGILANCE COMMENT: SANOFI COMPANY COMMENT DATED (B)(6)-2014: THIS CASE CONCERNS A PT WHO EXPERIENCED TEMPORAL WORSENING OF GONARTHROSIS AFTER RECEIVING SYNVISC ONE FOR BILATERAL GONARTHROSIS. ALTHOUGH THE ROLE OF DEVICE CANNOT BE RULED OUT BASED ON THE DEVICE EVENT TEMPORAL RELATIONSHIP; HOWEVER, LACK OF DETAILED INFO ABOUT MEDICAL HISTORY, LAB DATA, ANY CONCURRENT MEDICAL ILLNESSES, CLINICAL COURSE ETC. OF THE PT PRECLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT IN THIS CASE.
THIS UNSOLICITED DEVICE CASE WAS REC'D FROM (B)(6) ON (B)(6)-2014 FROM A PHYSICIAN. THIS CASE WAS CROSS REFERENCED TO CASE (B)(4) (CLUSTER). THIS CASE CONCERNS AN ELDERLY FEMALE PT (AGE NOT PROVIDED) WHO COMPLAINED OF TEMPORAL WORSENING OF GONARTHROSIS AFTER RECEIVING SYNVISC-ONE INJECTION. MEDICAL HISTORY INCLUDED PREVIOUS USE OF CURAVISC (HYALURONIC ACID). NO CONCOMITANT MEDICATION AND CONCURRENT CONDITION WAS REPORTED. ON (B)(6)-2013, THE PT REC'D TREATMENT WITH INTRA-ARTICULAR SYNVISC-ONE INJECTION, ONCE (DOSE, BATCH/LOT AND EXPIRATION DATE NOT REPORTED) IN RIGHT KNEE FOR BILATERAL GONARTHROSIS (GRADE 2). ON (B)(6)-2013, 126 DAYS AFTER THE SYNVISC-ONE INJECTION, THE PT COMPLAINED OF TEMPORAL WORSENING OF GONARTHROSIS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO KNEE JOINT EXUDATE OCCURRED. ON (B)(6)-2013, THE PT PRESENTED IMPROVEMENT IN THIS STATUS. ON (B)(6)-2013, BOTH KNEES WERE CALM W/O ANY EVENT AND THE PT RECOVERED. IN REPORTING PHYSICIAN'S OPINION IT WAS NOT TYPICAL COMPLICATION AFTER SYNVISC ONE ADMINISTRATION, IN GENERAL IT SEEMS TO BE IMPROVEMENT IN PT STATUS. CORRECTIVE TREATMENT: BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE/BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE (DIPROFOS). OUTCOME: RECOVERED/ RESOLVED. SERIOUSNESS CRITERIA: REQUIRED INTERVENTION (REC'D TREATMENT WITH STEROID). A PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNICAL COMPLAINT (PTC) WAS INITIATED WITH GLOBAL PTC NUMBER: (B)(4). NO F/U WOULD BE REQUESTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199695 | SYNVISC ONE (SYNVISC ONE) | INTRA-ARTICULAR HYALURONIC ACID | MOZ | GENZYME BIOSURGERY (RIDGEFIELD) | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention | HYALURONIC ACID (PREV.)| CON MEDS =UNK |