Tampax Tampax Pearl (UDI 00073010004542)Recalls & reported problems
Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company, The · TAMPAX PEARL REGULAR 18CT · Class 2
All models of Tampax (40)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00073010004542), received between Jun 23, 2026 and Jun 23, 2026 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- Foreign Body In Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 23, 2026Insufficient Device Problem Information
SMOOTH REMOVAL LAYER WAS LEFT IN THERE. THE ENTIRE BRAID CAME OUT...I FINALLY GOT [THE TAMPON] OUT ¿ VAGINA [FOREIGN BODY IN REPRODUCTIVE TRACT]. TRYING TO REMOVE [TAMPON]. ENTIRE BRAID CAME OUT. WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE ALL OF THE TAMPON EVENTUALLY [COMPLICATION OF DEVICE REMOVAL]. THE SMOOTH REMOVAL LAYER HAD ALSO BEEN LEFT IN THERE. ENTIRE BRAID CAME OUT - TAMPON [DEVICE BREAKAGE]. CASE NARRATIVE: CONSUMER STATED VIA PHONE THAT THE ENTIRE BRAID OF TAMPON CAME OUT DURING REMOVAL. NO SERIOUS INJURY WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 25592249 ↗
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- U by Kotex TamponKimberly-Clark Global Sales, Inc. · TAMPON, MENSTRUAL, UNSCENTED1 recall2 reports
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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