Circumcision instrument

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There are three types of Circumcision instrument in common use that make it easier and relatively safer for medical doctors to profit by carrying out medically unnecessary, non-therapeutic infant circumcision. Infant circumcision is almost always carried out by the use of a circumcision device or clamp. They are useful because they reduce the risk of bleeding.

The most common devices are the Gomco clamp, the Plastibell device, and the Mogen clamp, however none of them are really safe and serious injury or even death can occur with any of them.

The Gomco clamp is the oldest design. It was introduced in the early 1930s.

See also

• Circumcision