Tampax Tampax Pearl (UDI 00073010009868)Recalls & reported problems
Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company, The · TAMPAX PEARL ULTRA 18CT · Class 2
All models of Tampax (40)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00073010009868), received between Feb 26, 2026 and Apr 24, 2026 — classified as 3 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (3 reports).
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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem3
- Insufficient Device Problem Information3
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient3
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 24, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information
TAMPONS BROKE OPEN INSIDE OF ME...HAD TO TRY AND GET THE MATERIAL FROM INSIDE OF ME- VAGINA [FOREIGN BODY IN REPRODUCTIVE TRACT]. TAMPONS BROKE OPEN [DEVICE BREAKAGE]. CASE NARRATIVE: CONSUMER REPORTED VIA E-MAIL THAT THE TAMPON BROKE OPEN WHILE INSIDE OF HER. NO SERIOUS INJURY REPORTED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 24979155 ↗MalfunctionMar 12, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information
(THE TAMPON RIPPED IN HALF)...LEAVING THE TOP PART INSIDE OF ME- VAGINA [FOREIGN BODY IN REPRODUCTIVE TRACT] . THE TAMPON RIPPED IN HALF AS IN THE BOTTOM CAME AWAY FROM THE TOP PART [DEVICE BREAKAGE] I WAS REMOVING THE TAMPON, THE TAMPON RIPPED IN HALF...LEAVING THE TOP PART INSIDE OF ME- VAGINA [COMPLICATION OF DEVICE REMOVAL] . CASE NARRATIVE: CONSUMER REPORTED VIA E-MAIL THAT THE TAMPON RIPPED IN HALF DURING REMOVAL AND SOME REMAINED INSIDE. NO SERIOUS INJURY REPORTED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 24581803 ↗MalfunctionFeb 26, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information
CONCERNED I MAY END UP WITH STUFF STUCK UP IN MY FEMALE PART THE WAY THE COTTON IS COMING APART ON THESE. DOUCHE TO MAKE SURE COTTON WAS OUT OF MY AREA- VAGINA [FOREIGN BODY IN REPRODUCTIVE TRACT]. TAMPONS ARE FALLING APART [DEVICE BREAKAGE]. CASE NARRATIVE: CONSUMER REPORTED VIA E-MAIL THAT THE TAMPONS ARE FALLING APART. NO SERIOUS INJURY REPORTED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 24451974 ↗
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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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