Tampax Tampax Pearl (UDI 00073010711396)Recalls & reported problems
Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company, The · TAMPAX PEARL DUOPACK REGULAR-SUPER 34CT · Class 2
All models of Tampax (40)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00073010711396), received between Oct 2, 2024 and Feb 18, 2025 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- No Apparent Adverse Event1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionFeb 18, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information
HAD TO DIG PIECES OUT IN CHUNKS- VAGINA [FOREIGN BODY IN REPRODUCTIVE TRACT]. FELL APART INSIDE OF ME- TAMPON [DEVICE BREAKAGE]. WENT TO PULL ONE OUT AFTER AN HOUR, FELL APART INSIDE OF ME [COMPLICATION OF DEVICE REMOVAL]. CASE NARRATIVE: CONSUMER REPORTED VIA EMAIL THAT THE TAMPON FELL APART INSIDE OF HER. NO SERIOUS INJURY WAS REPORTED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 21400545 ↗MalfunctionOct 2, 2024No Apparent Adverse Event; No Apparent Adverse Event
TAMPONS NOT STAYING TOGETHER...UNROLLED AND FLAT [DEVICE BREAKAGE]. CASE NARRATIVE: CONSUMER REPORTED VIA E-MAIL THAT THE TAMPONS WERE NOT STAYING TOGETHER. NO INJURY REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20352100 ↗
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- U by Kotex TamponKimberly-Clark Global Sales, Inc. · TAMPON, MENSTRUAL, UNSCENTED1 recall2 reports
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- Daye FG-TMP-REF00090009Tampon Innovations Ltd Ood · Tampon, Menstrual, Unscented1 recall0 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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