Circumcision device and method of use
AssigneeWee Medical, LLC
InventorDean Preston Smith
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are circumcision devices, and methods of using the same, said devices having a protective cover over the glans after the device is placed onto the penis to protect during ligation, while also having a pull tab for more easily removing the protective cover after ligation. Furthermore, the devices disclosed herein can include a protective notch to prevent harm to the urethra and frenulum and a system to align the protective notch over the urethra and frenulum during placement of the device onto the penis.
Claims18
A circumcision device having a longitudinal axis comprising:
- a protective cover having a posterior area and anterior area, wherein the anterior area is fixedly attached to the proximal end of a pull tab that extends away from the anterior area and terminates at a junction with a detachable handle, and wherein the distal end of the pull tab has a wider circumference than the body of the pull tab, and wherein the detachable handle comprises a distal end, and a proximal end that is fixedly, yet releasably attached to a distal end of the pull tab at the junction;
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- wherein the posterior area comprises an opening defined by a circumference configured to allow for the insertion of the penis glans into the protective cover.
A method of circumcising the foreskin of a penis comprising:
- a protective cover having a posterior area and anterior area, wherein the anterior area is fixedly attached to the proximal end of a pull tab that extends away from the anterior area and terminates at a junction with a detachable handle, wherein the detachable handle comprises a distal end, and a proximal end that is fixedly, yet releasably attached to a distal end of the pull tab at the junction;
- and wherein the posterior area comprises an opening defined by a circumference configured to allow for the insertion of the penis glans into the protective cover;
- positioning the glans of the penis through the posterior opening of the protective cover;
- ligating the foreskin around the protective cover;
- detaching the handle from the pull tab;
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- pulling off the protective cover from the penis by grasping the pull tab and pulling away from the glans after the foreskin falls off from ligation.
A method of circumcising the foreskin of a penis comprising:
- a protective cover having a posterior area and anterior area, wherein the anterior area is fixedly attached to the proximal end of a pull tab that extends away from the anterior area and terminates at a junction with a detachable handle, wherein the distal end of the pull tab has a wider circumference than the body of the pull tab, and wherein the detachable handle comprises a distal end, and a proximal end that is fixedly, yet releasably attached to a distal end of the pull tab at the junction;
- and wherein the posterior area comprises an opening defined by a circumference configured to allow for the insertion of the penis glans into the protective cover;
- positioning the glans of the penis through the posterior opening of the protective cover;
- ligating the foreskin around the protective cover;
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- detaching the handle from the pull tab.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.