Patent ID: 8394050

Claim:
A subcutaneous implantation instrument, comprising: an incising shaft body that defines an axial bore extending continuously throughout the incising shaft body's length, wherein the axial bore is open on both distal and proximal ends of the incising shaft body and has a non-circular cross section of at least five millimeters; a flat planar beveled surface transversely formed beginning on a top surface and ending on a bottom surface of the distal end of the incising shaft body; a straight, flat, and sharpened cutting edge defined only along a bottom distal edge of the flat planar beveled surface and comprising rounded ends on each side of the cutting edge that curve inwardly towards the proximal end of the incising shaft body; and an attachment point formed on the proximal end of the incising shaft body configured to attach the incising shaft body to a straight bore subcutaneous implantation instrument.