Patent ID: 6780194
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A circumcision clamp for performing a circumcision operation, said clamp comprising:an engaging section for receiving prepuce to be removed during a circumcision procedure; securing means for tightly maintaining said engaging section in a closed position and for releasing said engaging section to be opened, said securing means including a latching member and a handle movably connected thereto; a pair of pivot connections for respectively connecting a first end of said latching member to said engaging section and a second end of said latching member to said handle, each of said pivot connections including a pivot pin; and a passage adjacent one of said pivot connections into which a corresponding one said pivot pin is at least partially displaceable when force is exerted against said one pivot pin in a direction generally toward said passage for causing said one pivot pin to be displaced from its original position into a position in which said circumcision clamp becomes inoperative.