3M Medical Tape 9948, Thermoplastic Elastomer Film
A conformable, moisture vapor permeable plastic film tape coated with pressure sensitive adhesive, used as a component in healthcare medical devices.
The 3M Medical Tape 9948 is a single sided medical tape built from a conformable, one mil thermoplastic elastomer film backing that is moisture vapor permeable, meaning it allows vapor to pass through while still functioning as a protective film layer, and it is coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive.
It is supplied on a white paper liner that is silicone over polyethylene coated on the adhesive contact side, giving a clean release when the liner is removed during use. This kind of thin, conformable film tape is often chosen for applications where flexibility and a degree of breathability are both needed, such as component layers within wearable or skin contacting medical devices.
Because the row identifies the tape as intended for use in health care medical devices generally, without specifying a particular finished product, it is supplied as a raw material component to manufacturers and converters rather than sold for direct standalone clinical application. This tape is used by medical device manufacturers and specialist healthcare product assemblers.
