# K172118: U by Kotex Click Unscented Menstrual Tampons

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
- Decided: Oct 11, 2017 after 90 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
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K864750 (1987). 3 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K113036: U by Kotex Click Unscented Menstrual Tampons, Kimberly-Clark Corporation (2011) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K223749: U by Kotex® Click®  Unscented Menstrual Tampons (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The U by Kotex® Click® Unscented Menstrual Tampons are inserted into the vagina to absorb menstrual fluid.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K172118
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology