In accordance with the present invention, a skin gripping device, consisting of an inner and an outer gripping member, for applying tension to the skin of the shaft of a circumcised penis. The space formed between these two gripping members is approximately uniform and approximately the thickness of the double layer of skin which they grip when they are pressed together. In response to the stimulus provided by skin tension, new skin grows, and the result is a new foreskin which approximates the original in structure and function.

In FIGS. 1 through 4D are shown the inner gripping member 11 and outer gripping member 12 of the device. The inner member 11 has approximately the size and shape of one half of the shell of a very small hen's egg and is relatively rigid. At or near the tip of this inner "shell" is attached a rigid or semirigid rod or strut 16. At the end of the strut can be attached a cord or band as a means of applying tension to the inner shell. The device in actual use is shown in FIGS. 2 through 4D.

The open end of this half shell 11 is placed over the glans penis 13, FIG. 4A, so as to partially or fully cover it. The skin 14,15 of the penile shaft just below the glans is then pulled part way up against the outer surface of the shell, FIG. 4B and held in place with the fingers. The second, outer gripping member 12 is also approximately the shape of half an egg shell, but is flexible, minimally stretchable, and a little larger so that it will fit snugly over the skin which has just been pulled up to cover the lower portion of the inner shell. This outer shell has an opening (from approximately one-fifth to three-quarters inch in diameter) at its small end, through which the wire strut can move freely.

When in use, the space between the two gripping members is, at least in part, approximately uniform and equal to the thickness of the double layer of foreskin between them. The result is a nearly uniform pressure over a relatively large area. This reduces the chance of pressure points and increases comfort.

The outer shell is actually detached from other parts of the device; however, it functions in a rather surprising manner when it is placed snugly over the skin which was pulled up over the inner shell and tension is applied to the wire strut. By applying increasing tension to the strut, the outer shell of the clamp is actually drawn ever more tightly against the skin, so that as the tension increases, so too does the clamping pressure.