3M Kind Removal Silicone Tape
June 23, 2011 by Sharon
Filed under Medical Gadgets
Medical tape is a commonly used material for medical procedures and dressings. However, the removal of medical tape can be a very painful process, especially for those patients with a lot of skin hair or with sensitive skin. Sometimes, it may even result in injuries to the skin. With the launch of the 3M Kind Removal Silicone Tape by 3M, tape removals will not be that painful again. You also won’t hear of complications due to tape removal anymore.
3M claims that this new silicone medical tape can be removed with greater ease compared to traditional paper or cloth tapes. The adhesion provided by this tape is commendable, and they improve the comfort of patients as well as highly reduce the risk of injury, which is good news to both medical practitioners and also patients.
The special feature of the 3M Kind Removal Silicone Tape is just like how its name suggests. This skin-friendly tape provides kind removal from the skin of patients. According to a study conducted by medical professionals, the 3M tape causes considerably lower degree of damage to skin, compared to a commonly used medical tape used as a control.
Besides that, it also makes medical dressings more affordable in some cases, as it eliminates the need for any work-around or secondary products to protect the skin from damage or complicated follow-up procedures to heal skin injury. Hence, compared to these complications, the 3M Kind Removal Silicone Tape provides speed, consistency, simplicity, and also affordability to its users.
[Source: 3M]
