# K040999: Tampax Tampons (Junior, Regular, Super and Super Plus Absorbencies)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Procter & Gamble Co.
- Decided: Jul 9, 2004 after 81 days
- Product code: HEB (Tampon, Menstrual, Unscented)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 884.5470
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
21 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 22 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The summary cites one number, which could not be confirmed as its predicate (listed below).

## Cited in the summary but kept off the family tree
- K020096: Esthetic Ease Abutments for the Iti Dental Implant System, Institut Straumann AG (2002). Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree

## Most influential descendants
- K061486: Tampax Tampons - (Light,Regular,Super and Super Plus Absorbencies) (2006), 20 descendants of its own
- K091084: Maxim Menstrual Tampons & Organyc Menstrual Tampons (2009), 17 descendants of its own
- K080733: Cottons 100% Natural Cotton Tampons (2009), 12 descendants of its own
- K130609: Veeda 100% Cotton Menstrual Tampon (2013), 11 descendants of its own
- K151170: Tosama 100% Organic Cotton Menstrual Tampon (2015), 9 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
TAMPAX" Tampons are unscented menstrual tampons that are inserted into the vagina and used to absorb menstrual fluid.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K040999
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology