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[[Image:Plastibell.jpg|right|thumb|A circumcision device that uses string to cut off blood flow to the foreskin, amputating it ]]
The '''PlastibellPlastiBell''' circumcision device is a clear plastic ring with a deep groove running circumferentially designed for circumcising infant males. It was invented by Hollister Inc in 1950, and first reported on in 1953.<ref name=Miller1953>{{REFjournal
|last=Miller
|first=R.L.
The ring must fall off before final healing can occur. Rarely, the tip of the glans may protrude through the ring and become swollen, trapping the ring in place. Blood transfusion risk 1 in 30,000 procedures (Wiswell).
One study of 2000 Plastibell PlastiBell circumcisions found a complication rate of 1.8%.<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Izzidien Al-Samarrai
|first=A.Y.
|last3=Crankson
|first3=S. J.
|title=The Use of Plastibell PlastiBell in Neonatal Circumcision. Review of 2000 cases
|journal=Surg. Gyne & Obst.
|volume=167