Developed in the second half of the 1990s as a rival to the Tara KLamp, the SmartKlamp functions in a similar way insofar as it crushes the foreskin, forcing scar formation at the crush line. Whilst the Tara KLamp is a one-piece device, the SmartKlamp comes in two parts that are made of different materials.
The glans is first measured using the Size-O-Meter to determine which size device is required.
Any adhesions are broken down and the tube part is inserted between the glans and the foreskin, which is then pulled up onto the tube.
The outer portion is passed over the tube and rotated a quarter turn to lock the tube to it. The locking arms are then half-closed to lightly hold the foreskin whilst the device is adjusted appropriately for the desired style of circumcision. Once positioned, the locking arms are clicked completely shut and the excess foreskin is removed from in front of the locking ring.
The device can be left to fall off by itself in about a week or the doctor can remove it after a few days.
Originally this clamp was developed in the Netherlands by a company called Circumvent BV; they obtained FDA approval for use of the SmartKlamp in child sizes in the USA. The company’s ongoing research into circumcision methods also resulted in a prototype clamp in adult sizes, the clamping ring of which was angled in a way now found in the Ali's Clamp device.
Manufacture of the SmartKlamp always had taken place in the Far East, initially in Singapore. After an absence from the market, the product re-emerged in Malaysia and it is there that the current distributors are based. For more information visit the new company’s website, http://smartcircumcision.com/index.html where you will find two videos depicting use of the SmartKlamp.
Note: This device should not be used to do a self-circumcision. Circumcision should always be performed by a trained and skilled healthcare provider. Readers are cautioned against obtaining this or any other circumcision clamp via mail order and then using it on a DIY basis.
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