Circumcision clamp

A circumcision clamp is a device which is used specifically for performing circumcision. Some clamps may only be used by infants, young children, or adults. Some circumcision clamps are disposable.

Types
  • Alisklamp[1]
  • Circumplast[2]
  • Gomco clamp, which is very common in North America (Trademark held by Allied Healthcare Products, Inc.)[3]
  • Harris clamp (patented 1933)[4]
  • Ismail clamp[5]
  • Kantor clamp
  • Leff clamp
  • Maryan clamp[6]
  • Mogen clamp
  • Nutech Clamp
  • Plastibell, very common in North America, which uses a sterile string to provide hemostasis
  • RapideClamp[7]
  • Shang ring
  • Sheldon clamp[8]
  • Smart Klamp[9]
  • Prepex clamp
  • Tara KLamp (single-use disposable)[10]
  • Turner clamp[11]
  • Unicirc
  • Winkelmann clamp

References
  1. "About alisklamp". Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  2. "About Circumplast". Archived from the original on 2013-12-07. Retrieved Sep 9, 2013.
  3. "Gomco Circumcision Clamps". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  4. "Patent 1918700". Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  5. "Ismail Clamp". Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  6. Maryan, HO (1954). "Maryan's improved bloodless circumcision clamp". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 67 (2): 442–6. doi:10.1016/0002-9378(54)90146-5. PMID 13124427.
  7. "About RapideClamp". Retrieved Nov 29, 2013.
  8. Sheldon, D (1953). "Circumcision clamp". American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 65 (3): 675. doi:10.1016/0002-9378(83)90630-0. PMID 13030606.
  9. "510(K) Summary - PrePex" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  10. "Tara KLamp". Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  11. US patent 2601470, Turner, John J, "Circumcision clamp", issued June 24, 1952
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