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Medical Tape

Converting rolls of medical tape into products

Custom Pressure-Sensitive Medical Adhesive Tapes

Strouse is a medical tape converter for wearable, wound care, and skin-contact devices, as well as other applications. When you need a custom solution, we can help you customize your design, source medical-grade materials, and achieve precision converting in a clean environment. 

We work on projects in all stages — from untested concepts to the manufacture/assembly of FDA-approved medical devices.

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Different Types of Medical Adhesives

Your application will determine the type of medical adhesive that you use. Adhesives vary by cost, wear time, skin-friendliness, and more. 

SILICONE ADHESIVES

  • High adhesive price
  • Formulated for gentle skin wear
  • Solvent-resistant
  • Good for repositioning
  • Air-permeable
  • Hydrophobic

ACRYLIC ADHESIVES

  • Low-to-mid-range price
  • Increased durability for longer wear
  • Fairly solvent-resistant
  • High-powered, specialized, waterproof adhesives

NATURAL RUBBER ADHESIVES

  • High tensile strength
  • High tackiness
  • Degrades under UV rays/sunlight
  • Lack of solvent resistance

SYNTHETIC RUBBER ADHESIVES

  • Great durability
  • High longevity
  • Good temperature and UV resistance
  • Can function as an electric insulator


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Types of Carriers

Carriers, also known as backings, are the thin, flexible material to which your adhesive is applied. Thicker, stiffer backings typically help products maintain their shape and stability. Popular carrier types include:

  • Foam backings
  • Film backings
  • Polyurethane backings
  • Polycarbonate backings
  • Polyester backings
  • Polyethylene backings
  • PVC backings
  • Woven and Non-Woven backings
  • Hydrocolloid backings
  • Micropore backings
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A double-sided medical tape consists of two release liners, two adhesives, and one carrier/backing.

Custom Medical Tape Constructions

You may discover that the composition or formatting of readily available tape products doesn't fit your application's needs. In this case, manufacturers like Strouse can build a custom tape for you.

Custom pressure-sensitive medical adhesive tapes often consist of a skin-friendly tape laminated to a substrate-specific adhesive that adheres to a medical device.

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Top Medical Device Manufacturers Partner with Strouse

Strouse is a Solventum Premier Converter of Medical Materials and Technologies

Strouse is a trusted expert in Solventum converter solutions, offering a range of benefits: a team of experts, advanced materials, high-end products, competitive pricing, and more. We're also backed by ISO13485 and an ISO 7 cleanroom that produces hospital-grade air, FDA registration, and NIOSH approval.

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Medical Tape Applications

Medical tape is used for a wide range of applications, including but not limited to:

  • Securing wound dressings
  • Attaching monitors and other devices to the skin
  • Holding tubes in place (e.g., IV and catheter securement)
  • Joint and muscle support

Manufacturers often partner with converters to prototype and build new adhesive medical products.

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Skin Adhesion For Wearable Devices

When choosing medical tape for device attachment, adhesives must be effective enough to stay in place with painless removal; wearable adhesives risk tearing sensitive skin.

Many of the materials used in wearables are soft and conformable, able to flex around different parts of the body, yet the material must also maintain a certain layer of rigidity, or else it becomes difficult to cut. Lastly, depending on your wear time and use case, you may need waterproof medical tape or another variant. 

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MEDICAL ADHESIVE TAPE: ADDITIONAL FEATURES

  • Hypoallergenic
  • Latex free
  • Conformable for securement over joints or moving parts
  • Water-resistant
  • Waterproof barriers that enhance penetration of topical medications
  • Gentle adhesion for fragile and at-risk skin
  • Adhesion to damp or dry skin

Why Choose Strouse?

Strouse works to understand the challenges of your product or assembly, building effective solutions that avoid out-of-spec parts, late shipments, project failures, and wasted dollars. 

If you're building complex medical tape components, talk to our experts to see how we can help. 

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Additional Resources

Medical Adhesive Tape: Types and Best Practices for Wound Care

While it might not be your first thought when you think of medical supplies, medical tape is an essential and versatile tool for medical care.

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What to Look for in a Double-Sided Medical Tape

Although choosing the right double-sided medical tape for skin can be a challenge, asking the right questions and doing early preparation will help you build the ideal solution.

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Benefits of Using a Converter for Medical Device Prototyping

Converters will provide you with hands-on product samples and offer critical engineering support to help you set up a fully optimized production process.

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Best Medical Tapes for Sensitive Skin (Infant and Elderly)

You’ve designed the perfect medical product—that is, until I have to grease Granny to pull it off without tearing her skin...

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Best Medical Tapes For Wound Dressing Products

This list of the best medical tapes contains effective adhesives we’ve chosen because of their innovation so that you can find the right adhesive for your project.

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The Best Waterproof Medical Tapes for Skin

Waterproof skin tapes fix wound dressings and medical devices to the skin while rejecting debris and fluids.

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The Advantages of Outsourcing Medical Device Solutions

Developing a medical device is neither simple nor straightforward, so when you need dependable components, partnering with a trusted supplier may be the best option.

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Medical Device Component Trends for Manufacturers

If you work on specialized medical products, this guide will explain emerging technologies and their considerations so you can better understand the development process.

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Inspecting the Quality of Your Medical Device Labels

Medical device labeling is essential to product identification, application, and branding. After 38 years of manufacturing medical devices, Strouse’s team has the experience to meet label quality requirements.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the answers to the questions that people commonly ask.

Are you ISO 13485- and FDA-registered as a manufacturer?

Yes, Strouse is certified to ISO 13485 and FDA-approved. We also offer die cutting and converting services within a cleanroom. 
Can you die cut precise shapes for specific devices (ECG electrodes, CGM sensors, wound dressings)?

Strouse often die cuts precise shapes for specific medical devices. To help adjust your design and chosen materials, one of our engineers may ask you to send over a device so they can test different materials and adhesives. 
Do you support customer-specific validation protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ)? We support customer-specific validation protocols tailored to each project's needs. If you have a specific query, please reach out so we may answer it. 
Do you offer domestic manufacturing for supply chain security? Strouse is based out of Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A. If you are seeking a supplier and converter in the United States, we certainly qualify.