Patent ID: 7850639

Claim:
A device for implanting at least one object beneath the skin of a patient comprising: a handle comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and an angled track; a base connected to the handle, the base comprising: a post longitudinally fixed to the handle, the post extending from the distal end of the handle; a hollow cannula positioned coaxially around and longitudinally slidable over the post from an extended position to a retracted position, the hollow cannula configured to receive at least one implantable object in the extended position and release the at least one implantable object in the retracted position; and a flexible actuator slidably engaged to the cannula, the flexible actuator configured to move the cannula from the extended position to the retracted position, and flex between a locked and an unlocked position; wherein: the flexible actuator comprises a button, a boss channel, at least two guide posts, a guide, and a tab extending upwardly and non-parallel from the guide posts attached to the cannula; and the boss channel is configured to engage the guide posts and permit a pulling or pushing force to be exerted on the cannula, for extension or retraction, when the flexible actuator tab is moved by moving the button along the angled track.