Patent ID: 6258056
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
An implanter, comprising:(a) a housing;(b) a single use hollow needle connected to said housing;(c) a drive pin positioned within said housing and aligned with said hollow needle, said drive pin having a distal end, said drive pin further having a retracted position wherein said distal end of said drive pin is in said housing and an extended position wherein said distal end of said drive pin portion extends out of said housing and into said needle;(d) a trigger operably connected to both said housing and said drive pin, said trigger having a relaxed position and an actuated position, said drive pin moving from said retracted position to said extended position when said trigger moves from said relaxed position to said actuated position; and(e) a magazine attached to said housing, said pellet magazine having at least one tube containing a plug and a pellet disposed in front of said plug, said pellet being adapted to be expelled through said needle by said drive pin extending through said tube and into said hollow needle, said plug remaining in said needle to discourage said needle from being used.