Patent ID: 8486088
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: A01K,A61B

Abstract:
1. A method of installing an ear tag onto an ear of an animal, the method comprising: providing a tool, comprising: retrieving an ear tag and inserting a first portion of the ear tag in the longitudinal slot of the needle; securing the needle to the head of the second handle member; positioning the ear between the distal ends of the handle members while the handle members are in the open position; moving the handle members toward one another so that the piercing needle pierces the ear and the needle enters the needle holder; stripping the first portion of the ear tag from the longitudinal slot resulting in the first portion of the ear tag being placed on one side of the ear, and a remaining portion of the ear tag resides on the opposite side of the ear; separating the needle from the second handle member; securing the piercing needle within the needle holder; and removing the tool from the ear wherein the piercing needle remains secured to the tool, and the ear tag is installed on the ear of the animal.