Circumstraint
A Circumstraint is an immobilization device for infant non-therapeutic circumcision. Circumstraint stands for Circumcision Restraint.
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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.
Why the Circumstraint is needed
When the Circumstraint was introduced medical doctor absurdly and bizarrely believed that newborn infants could not feel pain. Circumcision were carried out without any kind of pain relief, analgesia, or sedation. The surgical amputation of the highly sensitive foreskin was done with a wide awake non-anesthetized infant, who would do his best to escape from the intense pain of amputative surgery, so a restraint device was needed so that no greater harm was done to the infant than the intended harm of the foreskin amputation.
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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
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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