# K022882: Modification to Playtex Tampons #24002

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Playtex Products, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 16, 2002 after 17 days
- Product code: HIL ( Tampon, Menstrual, Scented, Scented-Deodorized)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 884.5460
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K830966 (1983). 5 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K020200: Playtex Deodorant Tampons, Model 34802, Playtex Products, Inc. (2002) Summary page 1.
- K020202: Playtex Deodorant Tampons, Model 34702, Playtex Products, Inc. (2002) Summary page 1.
- K993794: Platex Oder Absorbing Gentle Glide, Slimfits and Silk Glide Tampons, Playtime Products, Inc. (2000) Summary page 1.
- K961870: Playtex Slimfit Tampons, Playtex Products, Inc. (1996) Summary page 1.
- K830966: Playtex Tampons, Playtex, Inc. (1983) Summary page 1.

## Cited in the summary but kept off the family tree
- K020201: Playtex Deodorant Tampons, Model 34902, Playtex Products, Inc. (2002). Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree

## Indications for use
Scented or scented, deodorized menstrual tampon for the absorption of menstrual fluid; unscented menstrual tampon for the absorption of menstrual fluid.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K022882
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology