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{{Construction Site}} [[File:Shang Ring.jpg|thumb|Shang Ring Device.]] The Shang Ring is a disposable circumcision device which is currently marketed by Wuhu SNNDA Medical Treatment Appliance Technology Co Ltd, Wuhu, China, exploiting the [[WHO]]'s endorsement of circumcision as an HIV prevention method.<ref>{{cite webREFweb | last= | first= | url year= http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/754486_4 | title = Safety and Efficacy of the PrePex Device for Rapid Scale-up of Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention in Resource-limited Settings | accessdate url= 2012-12-27http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/754486_4 | work publisher= Medscape News Today: Scientific American | publisher accessdate= Medscape News Today.2012-12-27}}</ref> It consists of two concentric plastic rings that sandwich the foreskin, allowing it to be cut away without suturing and with minimal bleeding. Performed in a clinic under local anesthesia, the procedure takes less than five minutes, compared with approximately 20 to 30 minutes for a traditional “free hands” circumcision that requires suturing. The patient returns in one week for device removal. “Circumcision with this technique promises to be faster, safer and more acceptable to patients than conventional surgical circumcision methods,” says Dr. Marc Goldstein<ref>{{cite webREFweb | last= | first= | year= | title=The ShangRing Circumcision Device | url = http://www.medgadget.com/2008/08/the_shangring_circumcision_device.html | title publisher= The ShangRing Circumcision DevicemedGadget | accessdate = 2012-12-27 | publisher = medGadget}}</ref>
== External Links ==*http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/health/aids-prevention-inspires-ways-to-simplify-circumcision.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2 AIDS Prevention inspires ways to make circumcision easier==References==<div class='references-small'><references/></div>{{REF}}
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== Inventors ==
The Shang Ring was invented by Mr. Jian-Zhong Shang, a Chinese inventor from Wuhu City.
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/health/aids-prevention-inspires-ways-to-simplify-circumcision.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2 AIDS Prevention inspires ways to make circumcision easier]
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