3M (NYSE:MMM) today launched an adhesive tape that can be used to secure medical devices to a patient’s skin for up to 21 days. Maplewood, Minnesota-based 3M said its 3M Medical Tape 4576 is flexible, conformable and offers “excellent adhesion to the skin,” making it ideal for devices that need continuous extended wear both in and out […]
Adhesives
MIT researchers tout origami-inspired medical patch for internal injuries
Engineers at MIT are touting a medical patch capable of being delivered through narrow spaces to patch up internal injuries. With inspiration from the art of origami, the engineers designed the patch to be folded around minimally invasive surgical tools and delivered through airways, intestines and other narrow spaces to patch up internal injuries, according […]
3M sticks it to non-sticky medical tape
3M has introduced a non-woven, elastic blend tape that may offer medical device wearers some relief from annoying problems such as losing its stickiness and skin irritation. The company says the single-coated tape, called 3M 4077, is water resistant, offers improved stretchiness and air penetration, and can be worn for up to 14 days. It combines adhesive with […]
Long-term adhesives: Patients have skin in the game
Patients and caregivers have been looking for an option for long-term adhesives. Users of infusion pumps, colostomy bags, cardiac monitors, glucose monitors, health monitors and other devices worn on the skin have long complained that the adhesives used are not good enough. Long-term adhesives, however, have issues with lift (where part of the adhesive loses […]
