3M Medical Tape, Double-Sided Polyethylene Film, 9874
A double-sided, transparent 3 mil polyethylene film tape coated on both sides with acrylic adhesive, used to bond components in medical device assembly.
3M Medical Tape, catalog number 9874, consists of a 3 mil transparent polyethylene film coated on both sides with an acrylic adhesive, making it a double-sided bonding tape rather than the single-sided tapes found elsewhere in 3M's medical component range. This double-sided construction allows manufacturers to bond two separate components together directly, using the tape as an adhesive layer sandwiched between them, rather than only securing a single surface.
The tape is wound with the liner on the outside of the roll, a configuration chosen to suit certain processing and handling conditions during manufacturing. Because the film is transparent, any printed markings or features on the components being joined can remain visible through the bond line if needed.
As with other tapes in this range, it is intended as a raw material for manufacturers building health care medical devices, not a tape applied directly by clinicians. It is stocked under a single catalog number.
