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For more than 40 years, 3M Health Care has provided the

ﬁnest in skin health care. And with our full line of surgical

tapes and support programs, we are once again setting the

standards for skin care into the 21st century and delivering

the trust, dependability and quality you expect.

For superior performance, look no further than 3M

Surgical Tapes.

Our products are:

Safe as demonstrated by:

• Human Cumulative Irritation Patch Testing

• Human Repeat Insult Patch Testing

Effective as demonstrated by:

• Extensive testing on human volunteers

• Product evaluations in clinical settings

™

Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

All 3M

™

Surgical Tapes

have adhesives that are:

• Hypoallergenic

• Latex free

• Pressure sensitive

(adhere with only

finger or hand

pressure)

• Designed to be as

gentle as possible

and yet provide

desired performance

In general, tape adhesion builds over time, with the fastest rate of

increase during the first 24 hours.

Use this booklet and educational materials to guide your selection of

tape products to give the desired result: the safe, effective secural

of devices and dressings with minimal risk of skin damage.

Trust, dependability and quality you expect from 3M.

Adhesion Curve

Adhesion to Skin

Time

breathable

occlusive