Patent ID: 8010210

Claim:
An apparatus for insertion of a flexible implant into a body section of an implant recipient, the implant having a proximal end and a distal end, the apparatus comprising a guiding section having a longitudinal axis and an inner volume for removably receiving the implant, an elongate first receiving member having a first end and an opposite second end, the first end being connected to a first driven actuator which is arranged in a fixed relation to the guiding section for linear movement of the first receiving member within the guiding section in parallel to the axis of the guiding section, wherein the first receiving member at its second end carries a gripping means for releasable attachment to the proximal end of the implant, wherein a second actuator for controlling the conformation of the implant is coupled to the first actuator for coordination of the actuation of the second actuator to the actuation of the first actuator.