1. A surgical instrument for performing circumcision, said instrument comprising:
(a) a hollow body having each of an anterior open end and a posterior open end spaced apart from said anterior end along a longitudinal axis of said surgical instrument;
(b) a generally dome shaped member having each of a generally semispherical shape, a generally open end thereof disposed on said anterior end of said body and an apex extending outwardly from said anterior end along said longitudinal axis;
(c) means for detachably attaching said generally dome shaped member to said anterior end of said hollow body;
(d) a plurality of apertures formed in a predetermined pattern through a wall of said generally dome shaped member and sized to pass urine therethrough; and
(e) an elongated handle centered on said longitudinal axis and having a portion thereof positioned adjacent a juncture with one of said anterior end of said hollow body and said apex of said generally dome shaped member being weaker than any other portion of said one of body and said generally dome shaped member, whereby a reciprocation of said elongated handle causes said elongated handle to fracture at said juncture and become detached from said one of hollow body and said generally dome shaped member.
2. The surgical instrument of claim 1, further comprising a pair of barbs.
3. The surgical instrument, according to claim 2, wherein each of said pair of barbs is disposed stationary on and extending outwardly from an exterior surface or edge of said elongated handle, said each barb having each of a proximate end thereof rigidly positioned on said exterior surface or edge, a pointed distal end thereof spaced from said exterior surface or edge and a plurality of triangular shaped side surfaces connecting said pointed distal end with said proximate end, wherein said each of said pair of barbs is pointed at a predetermined angle relative to said longitudinal axis away from said anterior end of said hollow body, and wherein a height of said each of said pair of pointed barbs is sufficient to puncture a wall of a foreskin.
4. The surgical instrument, according to claim 1, wherein said portion of said elongated handle positioned adjacent said juncture includes a pair of legs, each leg having each of a proximal end thereof secured to said elongated handle and a distal end thereof secured to one of two diametrically opposed points on said anterior end and of said hollow body, said distal end being weaker than any other portion of said hollow body, wherein said generally dome shaped member is disposed between said pair of legs and whereby a reciprocation of said handle causes said handle to fracture at said distal end of said each leg and become detached from said hollow body.
5. The surgical instrument of claim 4, further including a pair of barbs, each of said pair of barbs disposed stationary on and extending outwardly from an exterior curved edge of a respective leg, said each barb having each of a proximate end thereof rigidly positioned on said exterior curved edge, a pointed distal end thereof spaced from said curved edge and a plurality of triangular shaped side surfaces connecting said pointed distal end with said proximate end, wherein said each of said pair of barbs is pointed at a predetermined angle relative to said longitudinal axis away from said anterior end of said hollow body, and wherein a height of said each of said pair of pointed barbs is sufficient to puncture a wall of a foreskin.
6. The surgical instrument, according to claim 1, wherein said portion of said elongated handle disposed adjacent said juncture with said apex of said generally dome shaped member is being thinner than any other portion of said elongated handle.
7. The surgical instrument of claim 1, further including means attached to said handle for excising a distal portion of the foreskin.
8. The surgical instrument, according to claim 8, wherein said foreskin excising means includes an annular flange positioned in close proximity to said anterior end of said hollow body, an arrangement attaching said annular flange to said elongated handle and a plurality of outwardly extending pointed barbs disposed, in a plane transverse to said longitudinal axis, on an outer edge of said annular flange.
9. The surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein said predetermined pattern defines mesh appearance of said plurality of apertures.
10. The surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein said means for detachably attaching said generally dome shaped member to said anterior end of said hollow body includes a first thread disposed on said generally dome shaped member and a complimentary second thread disposed on said anterior end of said hollow body.
11. The surgical instrument of claim 10, wherein said first thread is disposed on an interior surface of said generally dome shaped member and wherein said second thread is disposed on an exterior surface of said anterior end of said hollow body.
12. The surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein said means for detachably attaching said generally dome shaped member to said anterior end of said hollow body includes one or more tabs disposed on said generally dome shaped member and complimentary one or more tabs disposed on said anterior end of said hollow body.
13. The surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein said means for detachably attaching said generally dome shaped member to said anterior end of said hollow body includes at least one flange, said at least one flange disposed on said generally dome shaped member or on said hollow body.
14. A surgical instrument for performing circumcision, said instrument comprising:
(a) a hollow body open at both ends thereof;
(b) a Y-shaped handle having an elongated member and a pair of legs disposed on a proximate end of said elongated member and positioned adjacent an anterior end of said body, each leg having distal end thereof secured to one of two diametrically opposed points on said anterior end, said each leg having a portion thereof disposed adjacent a juncture with said anterior end of said body being weaker than any other portion of said body, whereby a reciprocation of said handle causes said handle to fracture at each juncture and become detached from said body;
(c) a pair of barbs, each of said pair of barbs disposed stationary on and extending outwardly from an exterior curved edge of a respective leg, said each barb having each of a proximate end thereof rigidly positioned on said exterior curved edge, a pointed distal end thereof spaced from said curved edge and a plurality of triangular shaped side surfaces connecting said pointed distal end with said proximate end, wherein said each of said pair of barbs is pointed at a predetermined angle relative to a longitudinal axis of said elongated member away from said anterior end of said hollow body, and wherein a height of said each of said pair of pointed barbs is sufficient to puncture a wall of a foreskin;
(d) a generally dome shaped member having each of a generally semispherical shape, a generally open end thereof disposed on said anterior end of said body and an apex extending outwardly from said anterior end along said longitudinal axis;
(e) means for detachably attaching said generally dome shaped member to said anterior end of said hollow body; and
(f) a plurality of apertures formed through a wall of said generally dome shaped member.
15. The surgical instrument of claim 14, further including means attached to said handle for excising a distal portion of said foreskin.
16. The surgical instrument, according to claim 14, wherein said foreskin excising means includes an annular flange positioned in close proximity to said anterior end of said hollow body, an arrangement attaching said annular flange to one of said pair of legs and said elongated member and a plurality of outwardly extending pointed barbs disposed, in a plane transverse to said longitudinal axis on an outer edge of said annular flange.
17. The surgical instrument, according to claim 14, wherein said plurality of pointed barbs are formed integral with said annular flange.
18. The surgical instrument, according to claim 14, wherein said foreskin excising means includes an annular flange positioned in close proximity to said anterior end of said hollow body, said annular flange having a one surface thereof tapering inwardly toward said anterior end of said body and an arrangement attaching said annular flange to one of said pair of legs and said elongated member.
19. A surgical instrument for performing circumcision, said instrument comprising:
(a) a hollow body open at both ends thereof;
(b) a Y-shaped handle having an elongated member and a pair of legs disposed on a proximate end of said elongated member and positioned adjacent an anterior end of said body, each leg having distal end thereof secured to one of two diametrically opposed points on said anterior end, said each leg having a portion thereof disposed adjacent a juncture with said anterior end of said body being weaker than any other portion of said body, whereby a reciprocation of said handle causes said handle to fracture at each juncture and become detached from said body;
(c) a pair of barbs, each of said pair of barbs disposed stationary on and extending outwardly from an exterior curved edge of a respective leg, said each barb having each of a proximate end thereof rigidly positioned on said exterior curved edge, a pointed distal end thereof spaced from said curved edge and a plurality of triangular shaped side surfaces connecting said pointed distal end with said proximate end, wherein said each of said pair of barbs is pointed at a predetermined angle relative to a longitudinal axis of said elongated member away from said anterior end of said hollow body, and wherein a height of said each of said pair of pointed barbs is sufficient to puncture a wall of a foreskin;
(d) a generally dome shaped member having each of a generally semispherical shape, a generally open end thereof disposed on said anterior end of said body and an apex extending outwardly from said anterior end along said longitudinal axis;
(e) means for detachably attaching said generally dome shaped member to said anterior end of said hollow body; and
(f) a quartet of apertures formed through a wall of said generally dome shaped member and equally spaced from each other on said dome shaped member.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A memory device comprising:
a memory array, wherein the memory array is organized into logical units, wherein each logical unit is associated with a sideband area and wherein each logical unit can be partially written into, whereby multiple write operations can be performed to each logical unit before the logic unit is full; and
a controller in communication with the memory array, wherein the controller is operative to:
(a) receive a request from a host device in communication with the memory device to write data to a first address in the memory array;
(b) write the data to a second address instead of the first address;
(c) update a file system structure in the memory array to indicate that the second address is no longer free; and
(d) write either the second address or an address to a remap table in a sideband area of the first address;
wherein the controller is further operative to write ECC data in a sideband area for a logical unit when a last write operation is made to the logical unit.
2. The memory device of claim 1, wherein the controller is operative to write ECC data in a sideband area for a logical unit only when a last write operation is made to the logical unit.
3. The memory device of claim 1, wherein the controller is operative to write ECC data for a logical unit in a sideband area both when a first write operation is made to the logical unit and when a last write operation is made to the logical unit.
4. The memory device of claim 1, wherein the controller is operative to write ECC data in a sideband area for a logical unit when a last two bytes are written to the logical unit.
5. The memory device of claim 1, wherein the controller is operative to write ECC data in a sideband area for a logical unit when a last six bytes are written to the logical unit.
6. The memory device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further operative to perform a remap operation in response to an ECC word being invalid.
7. The memory device of claim 1, wherein the memory array comprises a one-time programmable memory array.
8. The memory device of claim 1, wherein the memory array comprises a few-time programmable memory array.
9. The memory device of claim 1, wherein the memory array comprises a three-dimensional memory array.