Atraumatic circumcision device and method to use same
View Patent ↗A disposable neonatal circumcision device that secures the foreskin of the penis in a precise location, applies radially circumferential clamping, and delivers a longitudinal circumferential cutting device along the path precisely controlled by the device itself, not the operator, ensuring the incision to the clamped foreskin is made in the precise location, independent of the operator.
1. A circumcision system for removing excess foreskin from the neonatal penis comprising: a housing having a through bore; a radial clamping device having a plurality of longitudinal clamping arms, at least a portion of said radial clamping device being disposed within said bore of said housing; a axial cutting device having axially oriented blade, said axial cutting device being fixedly attached to said housing within said bore, said axial cutting device having a cutting edge; a ring component having a clamping surface adapted to engage said plurality of longitudinal clamping arms and a cutting surface adapted to engage said axially oriented blade; an actuation mechanism being operably connected to said plurality of longitudinal clamping arms to radially translate said plurality of longitudinal clamping arms inward to clamp said ring component; and said actuation mechanism being operably connected to said axial cutting device to axially translate said cutting edge relative to said clamped ring component to cut the excess foreskin.
2. The circumcision system according to claim 1 further comprising a cutting delay mechanism defined by an axial distance between said cutting edge of said axially oriented blade and said cutting surface of said ring component.
3. The circumcision system according to claim 1 wherein said actuation mechanism comprises: at least one lever arm with a plurality of gear teeth disposed at its distal end, said at least one lever arm being pivotally connected to said housing, at least a portion of said plurality of gear teeth being disposed within said housing; a gear track with a plurality of gear teeth, said gear tracking being capable of axial translation within said housing; and said at least a portion of said plurality of gear teeth of said at least one lever arm capable of rotation engagement with said plurality of gear teeth of said gear track, whereby said gear track translates axially in either direction within said housing when said at least one lever arm is actuated upward or downward.
4. The circumcision system according to claim 1 wherein said ring component further comprises an opening sufficiently sized to allow thickness of the foreskin to pass therethrough.
5. The circumcision system according to claim 1 wherein said ring component further comprises a grooved outer surface adapted to engage said plurality of longitudinal clamping arms.
6. The circumcision system according to claim 1 wherein said ring component further comprises an inner diameter sufficiently sized to shield glans of the penis from injury.
7. The circumcision system according to claim 1 further comprising an audible device operably connected to said actuation mechanism to signal the operator that the clamping and cutting operations have been completed.
8. The circumcision system according to claim 1 wherein said cutting edge is a circular blade.
9. The circumcision system according to claim 1 wherein said radial clamping device, said axial cutting device, and said actuation mechanism are operably connected to said housing to form a clamping-cutting device.
10. The circumcision system according to claim 9 further comprising an locking system operably connected to said actuation mechanism to ensure precise alignment of said ring component with said clamping-cutting device has been achieved:
11. The circumcision system according to claim 9 wherein said ring component and said clamping-cutting device include size indicia for matching said ring component with the appropriately sized clamping-cutting device to avoid mismatched devices.
12. The circumcision system according to claim 9 wherein: said ring component further comprises a shaft attached to said ring component, said shaft having at least one obstruction disposed at a predetermined along its longitudinal length; and said clamping-cutting device further including an opposing obstruction to stop the relative axial translation of said shaft into said clamping-cutting device when said at least one obstruction contacts said opposing obstruction, whereby said ring component is juxtapositioned axially to said plurality of retractable arms when said ring component is matched with appropriately sized clamping-cutting device.
13. The circumcision system according to claim 1 wherein said ring component, said housing, said radial clamping device, said axial cutting device, and said actuation mechanism are made substantially of polymer material, whereby allowing said circumcision system to be disposable or recyclable and suitable for one time use.