Viclean®: A Novel Wound Protector Equipped With a Waste Collection Bag for Abdominal Surgery

Jianmin Qian, Ying Xiong, Hailong Ju, Ben Ouyang, Sheng Xu, Haize Institute for Applied Medical Research , Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

Surgical Innovation

Published online on December 26, 2025

Abstract

Surgical Innovation, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundSurgical site infection (SSI) remains a leading health care-associated complication in open abdominal surgery. Conventional wound protectors reduce SSI risk but often fail to reliably prevent contamination of the wound edges and operative field ...