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Interlude and Other Private Label Plastic Applicator Tampons

K020535510(k) TraditionalCleared May 9, 200279-day reviewClass II21 CFR 884.5470

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Rostam, Ltd. · HEB Tampon, Menstrual, Unscented

Cleared on May 9, 2002 after a 79-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

Decided
May 9, 2002
Review
79 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HEB
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K020535Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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Top candidate predicates for a new HEB device

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What was it cleared against?

The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All HEB devices

HEB Tampon, Menstrual, Unscented: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HEB

6in 2025

2008: 12009: 72010: 32011: 32012: 32013: 22014: 42015: 52016: 12017: 22018: 52019: 72020: 22021: 62022: 32023: 52024: 22025: 62026 (partial year): 1
2007high 7 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HEB

82in 2025

2009: 136 days median2010: 76 days median2011: 28 days median2012: 114 days median2014: 173 days median2015: 114 days median2018: 140 days median2019: 182 days median2021: 60 days median2022: 81 days median2023: 109 days median2025: 82 days median
2007high 182 (2019) · low 28 (2011)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · HEB

29in 2025

2010: 12011: 12018: 42025: 29
2007high 29 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · HEB

452in 2025

2007: 382008: 312009: 302010: 1382011: 2912012: 4162013: 2592014: 1672015: 1322016: 1012017: 1942018: 3632019: 3,0342020: 1,7142021: 1,4032022: 1,0552023: 7022024: 5342025: 452
2007high 3,034 (2019) · low 30 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HEB, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—038
20081—031
20097136030
20103761138
20113281291
201231140416
20132—0259
201441730167
201551140132
20161—0101
20172—0194
201851404363
2019718203,034
20202—01,714
202166001,403
202238101,055
202351090702
20242—0534
202568229452
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

Rostam applicator tampons are made of cellulosic or synthetic material that is inserted into the vagina and used to absorb menstrual or other discharge.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K020535: Interlude and Other Private Label Plastic Applicator Tampons.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K020535

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026