Minimally Invasive Surgeries (MIS) clearly have significant benefits over open surgical procedures for the patient, including less post-operative pain and visible scarring, and faster recovery leading to shorter hospital stays and a reduction in costs. However, incisions made the trocars used in MIS may lead to complications such as incisional hernias and bowel incarceration. The complexity of performing standard suturing techniques and obtaining all fascial and peritoneum layers in the small incision sites lead to these complications.

UNeMed is currently offering licensing opportunities for novel improvements in suturing incision sites to reduce complications. The Self-Closing Trocar for Minimally Invasive Surgery is not only a trocar, but it also serves as a suturing device during its removal. The Self-Closing Trocar reduces the complications by grasping all layers of the fascia and peritoneum.