Circumcision set and method for executing a circumcision on a man'S penis

Circumcision set used in a method for executing a circumcision on a man's penis, employing a male member and a female member that are releasably connectable to each other, and including the steps of:

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a National Phase of PCT Patent Application No. PCT/NL2016/050099 having International filing date of Feb. 11, 2016, which claims the benefit of priority of Netherlands Patent Application No. 2014281 filed on Feb. 12, 2015. The contents of the above applications are all incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein in their entirety.

FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a circumcision set comprising a male member and a female member that are releasably connectable to each other and that define a released position and a connected position with respect to each other.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,491,136 discloses a circumcision set comprising a male member comprising a ring with an annular groove, and a female member embodied as a plastic ring, wherein the male member is inserted and fits under the foreskin and the female member over the foreskin so that the plastic ring of the female member can be moved up to a position in register with the ring of the male member, which superimposes it over the ring on the male member underneath the foreskin with the foreskin caught in between the two. Executing the circumcision with this prior art circumcision set requires the use of a separate clamp instrument which makes the set relatively hard to handle and less suitable for mass circumcisions.

US2012/0203242 teaches a circumcision set comprising a male member and a female member that are releasably connectable to each other and that define a released position and a connected position with respect to each other, wherein in the connected position the male member and the female member define a longitudinal tube for receiving therein a forward end of a human's penis, wherein the female member is construed to arrange that the penis' foreskin is positionable over said female member's outer circumference, and wherein the set further comprises a closure device embodied as a ring-shaped spring with at least one turn or turns comprising two legs at opposite sides of the spring's turn or turns for placement circumferentially around the foreskin's outer side opposite to the female member so as to entrap the foreskin between the closure ring and the female member to prevent blood flowing to the foreskin, wherein during use each turn fully envelopes the foreskin. Placement of the ring of this known circumcision set appears to be rather complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the invention to improve or at least alleviate some or all of the drawbacks of the prior art circumcision set.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a circumcision set that is foolproof and only requires immediately obvious and simple handling, without need to resort to any instruction manual.

According to the invention a circumcision set and a method to execute such a circumcision are proposed in accordance with the features of one or more of the appended claims.

The circumcision set of the invention has the feature that the legs of the closure device are connectable to each other wherein a first leg of the legs of the closure device supports a head provided with an opening for receiving a strap, and the second leg of said legs supports the strap, which is equipped with at least one protrusion which is arranged to hook behind an edge of said opening through which the strap is insertable, and that the strap is provided with first and second protrusions respectively defining temporary and final closing positions. Practice has proven that this arrangement is beneficial for the ease of handling and placement of the closure device. Using the first protrusion that constitutes a temporary position enables an easy initial placement of the circumcision set. In the temporary position the circumcision set can be easily checked for its proper placement on the human's penis. After that and following the initial placement, the closure device of the circumcision set can be moved to its final closing position.

Preferably further the strap is provided with a predefined weaker portion or portions to define preferred cutting positions. These preferred cutting positions are employed to cut loose ends and for easy removing the closure device after it has been in place on the penis for some time (mostly five days or more).

The circumcision set of the invention thus enables easy handling during its placement, and provides that a method can be employed in which subsequently and easily the following steps are executed:providing that the male member and the female member are connected;receiving in the female number a forward end of a human's penis;positioning the penis' foreskin over said female member's outer circumference;providing a closure device circumferentially around the foreskin's outer side opposite to the female member so as to entrap and clamp the foreskin between the closure device and the female member to prevent blood flowing to the foreskin;removing the foreskin;releasing the closure device; andremoving the closure device and the female member.

Preferably in this method removing the foreskin is executed substantially immediately after entrapping and clamping the foreskin between the closure device and the female member.

Further preferably releasing the closure device and removing the closure device and female member is executed at least five days after placement.

To assist in the ease of handling of the circumcision set of the invention it is preferred that the female member is equipped with a circumferential first recess on the far end distant from the male member and designed for receiving therein the foreskin's part that is entrapped between the female member and the closure device.

The ease of use of the circumcision set of the invention is further promoted by the feature that the female member is equipped with a circumferential second recess on the near end close to the male member to provide a preferential position at which foreskin is removed from the penis' remainder.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention the legs of the closure device are at their free extremities provided with cooperating parts embodied as a tiewrap connector. This makes handling of the closure device and completing the entrapment and clamping of the foreskin very easy.

The invention will hereinafter be further elucidated with reference to the drawing of an exemplary embodiment of a circumcision set and a method of executing a circumcision according to the invention that is not limiting as to the appended claims.

Whenever in the figures the same reference numerals are applied, these numerals refer to the same parts.

DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

Making first reference to the top part ofFIG. 1a male member1and a female member2that are releasably connectable to each other are shown in their connected position with respect to each other. They are however releasable from each other as will become clear from the following disclosure.

In the connected position of the male member1and the female member2shown in the top part ofFIG. 1, said members define a longitudinal tube for receiving in said female member2a forward end of a human's penis3, which is independently shown in the lower part ofFIG. 1. In the lower part ofFIG. 2the forward end of the penis3is received in the female member2.

The lower part ofFIG. 2further shows that the female member2is construed to arrange that the penis' foreskin4is positionable over the outer circumference of the female member2. Further both the top part and the lower part ofFIG. 2show that the circumcision set of the invention also comprises a closure device5. The lower part ofFIG. 2shows that the closure device5is placed circumferentially around the foreskin4opposite to the female member2.

In the top part ofFIG. 2the closure device5is shown separately in a side view, from which it is clear that the closure device5is embodied as a spring6comprising two legs7,8at opposite sides of the spring's turn or turns9, so that during use each turn9will fully envelope the foreskin4, and wherein said legs are connectable to each other. In the lower part ofFIG. 2said closure device5is positioned at its eventual intended location over the outer circumference of the female member2, while it is still in its released position as shown in the top part ofFIG. 2, that means without yet being in the clamped position wherein the foreskin4is trapped and clamped between the closure device5and the female member2.

Turning now toFIG. 3, it is shown that the closure device5is closed so as to fully envelop and clamp the foreskin4between the closure device5and the female member2and to entrap in this way the foreskin4between the closure device5and the female member2to prevent blood flowing to the foreskin4. To support easy placement of the closure device5, the female member2is equipped with a circumferential first recess2′ on the far end distant from the male member1, which is designed for receiving therein the part of the foreskin4that is entrapped between the female member2and the closure device5.

FIG. 4depicts that after placement and clamping of the closure device5, the foreskin4is cut away and removed, for which purpose preferably the female member2is equipped with a circumferential second recess2″ on the near end close to the male member1to provide a preferential position at which foreskin4is removed from the penis' remainder. Next the male member1can be released from the female member2so as to leave the female member2and the closing device5clamped thereon behind on the penis3. This is depicted inFIG. 5.

After a prescribed amount of time, for instance five days, the closure device5and the female member2can be removed from their position on the penis3as shown inFIG. 6. The top part ofFIG. 6shows the release of the closure device5, after which this closure device5and the female member2can be removed from the penis3. The result being the circumcised penis3is finally shown inFIG. 7.

Beneficial features of the closure device5are further elucidated in the following with reference to some of the above-mentioned figures.

The top part ofFIG. 2shows that the legs7,8of the closure device5are at their free extremities provided with cooperating parts10,11embodied as a tiewrap connector (see also the top part ofFIG. 3). The top part ofFIG. 2shows that a first leg7of the legs of the closure device5supports a head12provided with an opening13for receiving a strap14, wherein the second leg8of said legs supports the strap14.

The strap14is equipped with at least one protrusion15,16which is arranged to hook behind an edge17of said opening13through which the strap14is insertable. First protrusions15of the strap14define a temporary locked position of the strap14after its insertion through the opening13, and second protrusions16define a final locking position when the strap14is inserted to the extent that it fully envelopes and clamps around the female member2with the foreskin4in between. This is shown inFIG. 3.

Making reference again to the top part ofFIG. 2it is shown that the strap14is preferably also provided with a predefined weaker portion or portions18,19to define preferred cutting positions. The first weaker portion18is intended to enable easy removal of the part of the strap14that extends beyond the opening13when the closure device is in the clamped position and the first protrusion15hooks behind the edge17of the opening13(this is not shown in the figures, but clear for the artisan). The second weaker portion19is intended to enable easy opening of the closure device5as shown in the top part ofFIG. 6, when the closure device5and the female member2can be removed from the then circumcised penis3.

Although the invention has been discussed in the foregoing with reference to an exemplary embodiment of the method and circumcision set of the invention, the invention is not restricted to this particular embodiment which can be varied in many ways without departing from the gist of the invention. The discussed exemplary embodiment shall therefore not be used to construe the appended claims strictly in accordance therewith. On the contrary the embodiment is merely intended to explain the wording of the appended claims without intent to limit the claims to this exemplary embodiment. The scope of protection of the invention shall therefore be construed in accordance with the appended claims only, wherein a possible ambiguity in the wording of the claims shall be resolved using this exemplary embodiment.