3M Medical Tape, Rigid Polyester Film, 9860
A rigid, non-conforming translucent polyester film tape with a matte finish and pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive, used in health care medical devices.
3M Medical Tape, catalog number 9860, consists of a rigid, non-conforming translucent polyester film with a matte finish, coated with a pressure-sensitive tackified acrylic adhesive. Unlike the more flexible or elastic tapes elsewhere in 3M's medical component range, this tape is specifically rigid and non-conforming, which suits device assemblies that need a stiffer structural component rather than a material that stretches or moves with the underlying surface.
Its translucent, matte finish allows some visibility through the tape while reducing glare compared with a fully glossy film. As with other products in the medical component plastic tape family, it is intended as a raw material for manufacturers constructing health care medical devices rather than a tape applied directly to patients in clinical care.
Device makers select a rigid polyester tape like this when structural stability is more important to their design than flexibility. It is stocked under a single catalog number.
