In April 2022, 3M debuted an adhesive — 3M Medical Tape 4576 — that could last for up to 21 days. 3M developers in the U.S. and Japan spent about a year devising that longer-lasting adhesive.

3M unveiled a new medical adhesive tape at MD&M West 2023 in Anaheim, Calif. The product, known as 3M Medical Tape 4578, can stick to the skin for up to 28 days and is intended for use with a ...

Attendees to the 3M booth were able to sample the medical tape, along with other 3M product demonstrations. MD&M West 2023 ran from Feb. 7-9, 2023 at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif.

3M pairs with MIT to develop a paper-based coronavirus diagnostic test Sans the food safety division, 3M’s healthcare business raked in about $8.2 billion in sales last year.

The Maplewood headquarters of 3M Co., the maker of Scotch tape, medical inhalers and thousands of other products, is pictured on Monday, July 21, 2003. (Dawn Villella / Bloomberg News) ...