510(k) Report

FDA product code · Obstetrics and gynecology

Pad, Menstrual, Scented, Scented-Deodorized Made Of Common Cellulosic & Synthetic Material W/Established Safety Profile

NRCClass I21 CFR 884.5425510(k) exempt0 decisions0 recalls

FDA lists NRC as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 884.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 0 FDA decisions. No recall names this code.

Scented or scented-deodorized menstrual pads used to absorb menstrual or other vaginal discharge, not intended as intralabial pads or reusable menstrual pads. These are made of common cellulosic or synthetic material with an established safety profile.

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

FIG. A — Illustration, obstetrics and gynecology panel

Twenty years of NRC at a glance: how often FDA decides these devices, how long 510(k) reviews take, how often they are recalled, and how many adverse event reports name the code.

FDA decisions per year · NRC

FDA has decided no NRC device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · NRC

Too few NRC 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · NRC

No recall names NRC since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · NRC

9in 2025

2008: 22012: 32013: 12014: 22018: 22020: 22022: 102023: 72024: 42025: 9
2007high 10 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NRC, 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
20080—02
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—03
20130—01
20140—02
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—02
20190—00
20200—02
20210—00
20220—010
20230—07
20240—04
20250—09
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — NRC by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Related product codes

Other codes under 21 CFR 884.5425.

HHL Pad, Menstrual, Scented, Scented-Deodorized