Your sensor (ECG, EEG, respiratory etc. for health or defense application) works on the bench. Then it meets real skin, sweat, and a wear time of a week or more, and the health patch holding it in place starts to lift, irritate, or lose the signal. If you develop medical wearables, whether as a start-up or inside an OEM, you've probably seen this. Many teams treat the patch as late-stage detail, then find themselves coordinating several suppliers to solve it. There's a simpler route, and it starts with who you bring in early.
Why a Health Patch is more than an Adhesive Tape for Medical Devices
A health patch has two jobs that pull in opposite directions. It must carry signals from the body to the electronic medical device, and it has to hold securely and feel comfortable from short wear time up to 15 days. Strong hold can mean irritation while removing. Gentle contact can mean lifted edges.
Lohmann's smart health patch solutions tackle both jobs at the material level. Stretchable substrates and inks move with the body. Permeable substrates such as TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) support better wear comfort, and our special adhesives are built for low irritation and high breathability. On the electronics side, stretchable circuits connect to conventional electronics, and sealing makes the patch waterproof.
One CDMO+ Partner from Development to Packaged Wearable Device
Lohmann is not only a tape supplier or a tape converter. As a MedTech CDMO+ - a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization - we cover design and development, customized tapes, converting, assembly, and packaging of products. Our value chain reaches back to the raw material: polymerization, formulation, extrusion, coating, and laminating, then die-cutting, assembling, pick & place and testing.
Development starts with functional design, material decisions, design for manufacturing, and applied system testing. Then you can benefit from our patch and manufacturing platforms, which help keep time to market short. Production is certified, scales with your volumes, and includes built-in quality control, with geometric tolerances in the micrometer range. The paperwork side is covered too: a quality management system certified according to EN ISO 13485 at several locations (design and development, manufacture and distribution of adhesive tapes for medical devices), biocompatibility based on the needed scope, full traceability, and shelf-life documentation.
Is a CDMO+ Partner the Right Fit for Your Health Patch Project?
Ask yourself three questions: Are you managing more than two suppliers for one patch? Is adhesive know-how thin on your team? Do you need a path from prototype to commercial production without rebuilding your supply chain?
A yes to any of them means a CDMO approach deserves a serious look. Bring the key facts to the first conversation: intended use, indication and contraindications, distribution markets, target wear time, wear location, signal requirements, expected volumes, and any known special requirements. Our health patch technology team work with your team and support prototyping and production at different scales. They also contribute many years of experience with skin comfort, drawn from a wide range of wearable projects.
Bring Your Health Patch Challenge to MEDICA 2026
A good health patch comes from early collaboration. Lohmann brings the specialized team, the materials, and the production know-how under one roof, across 22 sites in 18 countries.
You'll find us at MEDICA 2026 in hall 12, booth 12D54, at the Wearable Technologies booth. Book a meeting at our booth at MEDICA , or explore our Health Patch Solutions to see what we can build with you.
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