3M Medical Tape, Polyethylene Film, Double Sided Adhesive

This Medical Tape, catalog number 9889, is a double sided adhesive tape used in the assembly of health care medical devices. It is built from a 3 mil transparent polyethylene film that is coated on both sides with a tackified acrylic adhesive, giving it enough thickness to bridge small gaps while still bonding securely to both surfaces it is placed between.

Supplied on a roll, the tape can be die cut or slit by a manufacturer into the shapes needed for a particular device or component. Because the film is transparent, it can be used in applications where visibility through the bond line matters, such as certain sensor or window assemblies. This tape is intended for use by device manufacturers and converters during production rather than for clinical wound care, and it plays a supporting role inside a finished product rather than being applied directly to a patient.

Distributors supplying medical device manufacturers stock tapes like this so that production lines have a consistent source of double sided bonding material for ongoing assembly needs.