An innovative device named the AbClo from InventoRR MD(Toronto,ON,Canada;www.inventorrmd.ca) offers a non-invasive method for closing an open abdominal incision without surgery at the patient’s bedside,thereby improving patient safety and experience,while freeing up OR staff for other procedures.

AbClo works like a corset,supporting and stabilizing the abdominal wall to prevent damage and restore the equilibrium of the muscles in the torso.

It can be applied in the ICU where it is sequentially tightened at the bedside so that the edges of the abdominal wall can meet in the middle for reattachment.