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[[Image:Circumstraint2.jpg|right|thumb|A device used in circumcision ]] | [[Image:Circumstraint2.jpg|right|thumb|A device used in circumcision ]] | ||
| + | ==History== | ||
| + | Raymond C. Creelman applied for a patent for this device on 14 December 1953. The patent was granted on 19 June 1956. The patent expired on 19 June 1973.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
| + | |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US2751268 | ||
| + | |title=Surgical operating table for small infants | ||
| + | |last= | ||
| + | |first= | ||
| + | |init= | ||
| + | |publisher=Google | ||
| + | |date= | ||
| + | |accessdate=2022-10-28 | ||
| + | }}</ref> | ||
| + | The device was formerly manufactured by Olympic in Washington. It is now manufactured by Natus Medical and retails for $654.00.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
| + | |url=https://www.ciamedical.com/natus-medical-50100-each-circumstraint-infant-immobiliz-ea | ||
| + | |title=Natus Medical 50100 — Circumstraint Infant | ||
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| + | |publisher=Central Infusion Alliance | ||
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| + | |accessdate=2022-10-28 | ||
| + | }}</ref> The manufacturer claims that more than 11,000 have been sold. | ||
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Revision as of 11:57, 28 October 2022
A Circumstraint is an immobilization device for infant non-therapeutic circumcision. Circumstraint stands for Circumcision Restraint.
History
Raymond C. Creelman applied for a patent for this device on 14 December 1953. The patent was granted on 19 June 1956. The patent expired on 19 June 1973.[1]
The device was formerly manufactured by Olympic in Washington. It is now manufactured by Natus Medical and retails for $654.00.[2] The manufacturer claims that more than 11,000 have been sold.
Video
Quotes
From the manufacturer:
| “ | Struggling infant In less than 30 seconds a nurse can immobilize a struggling infant...[3] |
| “ | Escape He's held safely and securely without danger of escape.[3] |
| “ | Perfectedly presenting Circumstraint's comfortable contoured shape positions the infant, hips elevated, perfectly presenting the genitalia.[3] |
Medieval torture device
External links
Brown B (2016). Circumstraint Patent and Origin
, Saving Our Sons. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
References
- ↑
Surgical operating table for small infants
, Google. Retrieved 28 October 2022. - ↑
Natus Medical 50100 — Circumstraint Infant
, Central Infusion Alliance. Retrieved 28 October 2022. - ↑ a b c http://www.quickmedical.com/olympicmedical/circumstraint/immobolizer.html