MACtac® Medical Products Expands Its Adhesive Platform
17 March 2008
New platform features three categories designed for increased customization, continuous quality
There is nothing more important to successful product engineering than quality at every stop along your supply chain. This is magnified in the medical industry when you consider the large number of products that come into direct contact with patients.
A primary component in ensuring product quality is selecting the right Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive (PSA), something medical device OEMs and converters carefully consider. Whether the need is gentle removal (from sensitive skin) or aggressive hold (for extended wear), MACtac Medical Products' expanded adhesive platform features three categories of adhesion: extreme durability, medium hold and gentle hold.
From these three adhesive categories, a designer can specify the precise adhesion strength, quick tack, gentle peel off from skin, breathability, shear strength and clean removability that works best for their application. The custom-matched adhesive can be coated on foams, films and fabrics to meet customers' diverse specifications.
For more than 25 years, the healthcare industry has relied on MACtac for superior performing adhesive systems that are tested according to ISO 10993-5/-10 standards for cytotoxicity, skin irritation and skin sensitization. MACtac's reliable three to five day lead-times ensure that you not only get the product that you need, but you get it when you need it.
"Our overall goal is to ensure customer peace of mind," said Rob Zachrich, vice president, MACtac Medical Products. "By providing customers with a single source for all their PSA needs, we are able to conveniently meet their product, logistics and most importantly, quality needs."
Serving a variety of market applications, MACtac medical-grade adhesives are suitable for medical device assembly in direct and non-direct skin contact applications, such as disposable electrode adhesive systems, surgical drape constructions and wound dressing adhesive systems.
All MACtac Medical Products' adhesives are suitable for sustained skin contact with third-party biocompatibility documentation, and are stable after EtO or gamma sterilization.
MACtac is a leading global supplier of pressure sensitive adhesives. Founded on personal service, technical support, quality assurance, custom capabilities and supply chain efficiency, MACtac is dedicated to providing superior quality to its customers. Headquartered in Stow, Ohio, MACtac is a subsidiary of the Bemis Company, Inc., the largest flexible packaging supplier in North America.
