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THIS UNSOLICITED DEVICE CASE FROM (B)(6) WAS RECEIVED ON (B)(6) 2014 FROM A PHYSICIAN. THIS CASE IS CROSS-REFERENCED WITH CASE (B)(4). THIS CASE INVOLVES A PATIENT (UNK DEMOGRAPHICS) WHO DEVELOPED SWELLING, SORENESS AND FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS AFTER RECEIVING TREATMENT WITH SYNVISC. THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL HISTORY WAS SIGNIFICANT FOR SWELLING, SORENESS AND FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS THAT OCCURRED WITH SYNVISC-ONE SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE PATIENT'S PREVIOUS MEDICATIONS, CONCOMITANT MEDICATIONS OR CONCURRENT CONDITIONS WERE NOT REPORTED. ON (B)(6) 2014, THE PATIENT RECEIVED TREATMENT WITH INTRA-ARTICULAR SYNVISC INJECTION AT A DOSE OF 2 ML (FREQUENCY, INDICATION, BATCH/LOT NO., EXPIRATION DATE: NOT REPORTED). THE SAME DAY, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SWELLING, SEVERE SORENESS AND SEVERE FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS AFTER RECEIVING SYNVISC INJECTION. ACTION TAKEN: UNK. CORRECTIVE TREATMENT: UNK FOR ALL THE EVENTS. OUTCOME: UNK FOR ALL EVENTS. A PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNICAL COMPLAINT (PTC) WAS INITIATED AND RESULTS WERE PENDING FOR THE SAME.