Circumciscion Clamp Caused Amputation, Family Says

Submitted by Mastodon on Sat, 2015-04-25 04:45

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'A defective penile-circumcision clamp caused the tip of a 7-day-old infant's penis to be amputated, his mother claims in court.

Though the mother identifies herself and her son in the complaint filed on April 22 in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, Courthouse News has redacted their last names because of the sensitive nature of the claims.

The March 2010 "horrific injury" occurred in Oxnard, Calif., while baby Benjamin's doctor "performed what was supposed to be a routine circumcision procedure," according to the complaint.

For the procedure, Benjamin's doctor allegedly used a "Mogen Clamp," manufactured by Misdom-Frank Corp., Medco Group and Sklar Instruments, all of West Chester, Pa.

Unlike other circumcision instruments, the lawsuit says, the Mogen Clamp lacks a protective shield or bell to safeguard the head of the penis.

Its design is also such that the doctor performing the procedure is unable to see the head of the penis while applying the scalpel to the foreskin, according to the complaint.'

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