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|DOI=10.1016/0091-2182(93)90093-V
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}}</ref> is a specialized clamp for performing non-therapeutic infant [[circumcision]]. There is no medical indication for [[circumcision of the newborn]].
The clamp was invented by [[Hiram S. Yellen]] and [[Aaron Goldstein]] in 1934-1935.<ref>{{REFbook
''No anaesthesia is used.
''On children older than twelve months, we find it advisable to insert a few sutures.<ref>{{REFjournal |last=Yellen |init=HS |author-link= |last2=Brodie |init2=EL |author2-link= |url=https://archive.org/details/discussions-of-bloodless-circumcision/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Booklet: Discussions of Bloodless Circumcision |journal=Gomco Equipment |date=1939-02 |volume= |issue= |pages=1-22 |accessdate=2024-10-07}}</ref>
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