Patent ID: 8888745

Claim:
Applicator for inserting an implant under the skin of a human or animal, comprising a housing, a cannula having an insertion length extending outside the housing, a rod extendable at least partially inside the cannula, and a handle for grasping and maneuvering the applicator and the cannula during insertion of an implant, wherein at least a portion of the housing is cantilevered over the cannula to form the handle, which cantilevered portion of the housing extends along in spaced, substantially parallel relation to at least part of said insertion length that extends outside the housing and said cantilevered portion of the housing has a width in a direction perpendicular to the insertion length of the cannula, said width of said cantilevered portion increasing over at least part of the cantilevered portion in a direction along the insertion length of the cannula to form respective side surfaces, said width being substantially larger than a diameter of the cannula to enable the handle to be gripped by a user, and wherein the cannula is retractable into the housing by sliding the cannula relative to the rod for expelling the implant.