#$%^&*AU2019100984A420191010.pdf#####ABSTRACT: A clamping device (48) for applying cryogenic material to the skin of an animal, said device including a pair of jaw members (14) movable between a first engaged position in which the 5 pair of jaw members (14) gather skin at a target zone to which the cryogenic material is to be applied and a second disengaged position in which the pair of jaw members (14) is not in contact with the animal skin, wherein excess or loose skin of the animal is positioned within and above the pair of jaw members (14) when the skin is gathered； conduit means (22) located in at least one of said jaw members (14), said conduit means (22) having apertures 10 (29) through which said cryogenic material is supplied； plate member means (50, 52) located on an inside portion in at least one of said jaw members (14)； wherein said cryogenic material is applied to a base region (5) of the gathered skin, said base region (5) being in direct contact with the device (48, 1) and positioned below the excess or loose skin； wherein further the plate member means (50, 52) is cooled by said cryogenic material to thereby freeze portions 15 of the tented skin (3) remote from the base region (5). 10is/ 414 42 FIGURE 2F 124 GE 14 FIGURE 2G
