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Femmycycle

K121857510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 15, 2012142-day reviewClass II21 CFR 884.5400

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

Femcap Incorporated · HHE Cup, Menstrual

Cleared on Nov 15, 2012 after a 142-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Nov 15, 2012
Review
142 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HHE
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K121857Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

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 HHE devices

HHE Cup, Menstrual: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2012, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · HHE

1in 2024

2008: 12009: 12010: 12012: 32014: 12024: 1
2007high 3 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HHE

249in 2012

2012: 249 days median
2007high 249 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · HHE

No recall names HHE since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · HHE

34in 2025

2008: 12009: 12010: 12012: 22014: 22015: 22016: 12017: 42018: 12019: 222020: 2202021: 402022: 262023: 1332024: 292025: 34
2007high 220 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HHE, 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—00
20081—01
20091—01
20101—01
20110—00
2012324902
20130—00
20141—02
20150—02
20160—01
20170—04
20180—01
20190—022
20200—0220
20210—040
20220—026
20230—0133
20241—029
20250—034
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The FemmyCycle is a receptacle placed in the vagina to collect blood and cellular debris that is exuded from the uterus via the cervix during menstruation.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA 510(k) statement.

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510(k) Report. “K121857: Femmycycle.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K121857

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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