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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2014
Circ Medtech Ltd., Road Town, VG;
Circ Med Tech Ltd., Road Town, Tortola, VG;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a support element () for use in effecting ischemic necrosis in a foreskin of a penis, being a closed-loop member defining an opening dimensioned to permit a penis glans to pass therethrough and having an inner surface and an outer surface; the outer surface comprising a circumferential support () for an elastic ring () to be mounted thereon, said circumferential support being formed within a groove () in at least part of the outer surface; at least one first segment of the outer surface having an outer curvature of a radius larger than that of its flanking second segments. Also provided herein is a system () for effecting ischemic necrosis in a foreskin of a penis, comprising the support element () and elastic ring (), and optionally a deployment element () for mounting the elastic ring over the foreskin and support element.