Tape, medical, roll, adhesive

Primary use
Treatment / Resuscitation / Palliative care / Surgery
Type of medical device or related product
Dressings, gauzes, bandages, pads
General vs. specific use (health condition)
General
Intended population age
Later adults (over 64 years)
Adults (20 to 64 years)
Adolescent (10 to 19 years)
Childhood (28 days to 9 years)
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
General clinical
Capital
No
Reusable
No
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes (2021)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
Community services for primary care
First-level (district) hospital services
General outpatient (health post, health center) and outreach services for primary care
Pre-hospital emergency services
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Across all healthcare units
EMDN related code(s)
M04010199
ADHESIVE DRESSINGS, WITH ABSORBENT PAD - OTHER
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GMDN related code(s)
58986
Multi-purpose surgical skin adhesive tape (A long thin band of synthetic material coated on one side with a pressure-sensitive adhesive, intended to be used for a variety of surgical/clinical intervention external taping applications [e.g., draping a patient for surgery and /or creating a window around a site of intervention, creating a sterile barrier, fixing/sealing items to a patient (e.g., a stockinette), managing/organizing tubing, cables, and other operating room (OR) devices]. It is typically made of a plastic material or combination of materials. This is a single-use device.)
The medical device term(s), code(s) and definition(s) in this section were retrieved from databases external to WHO. As there might be more than one name, definition and “Nomenclature Code” related to the specific medical device, please consult https://gmdnagency.org GMDN ®. © GMDN Agency 2005-2024 
WHO related resources
Decommissioning
WHO resources on medical devices