Patent ID: 8425527

Claim:
A system for inserting an implant device into a cavity in a periosteum region of patient's palate, comprising: a sheath having a substantially flat pouch for housing an implant device, said sheath having a distal end and a proximal end, said sheath comprising a hollow collar on the proximal end, an insertion depth mark near the distal end, and a slit on the distal end, said slit in fluid communication with said hollow collar; and a substantially rigid pusher configured to be disposed within and in slidable engagement with said sheath, the pusher having a distal end and a proximal end, said pusher comprising a rigid body having an outside diameter for slidably engaging with the hollow collar of the sheath, a tip on the distal end configured for engaging a proximal side of the implant device, a lumen extending from said proximal end to said distal end of said rigid body, said lumen configured for fluid communication with a syringe at the proximal end and in fluid communication with the sheath at the distal end.