Patent ID: 8494650

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: an insertion member configured to be coupled to at least a portion of an electronic implant for delivery of the portion of the electronic implant into a body, the insertion member including a distal end portion configured to be inserted within the body; and a guide member including a distal end portion configured to engage an outer surface of the body, the distal end portion of the guide member being displaced from the distal end portion of the insertion member by a predetermined distance, the guide member coupled to the insertion member such that movement of the distal end portion of the guide member in a first direction along the outer surface of the body results in movement of the distal end portion of the insertion member within the body such that the predetermined distance is substantially maintained, the distal end portion of the guide member including an electronic device configured to at least one of convey information to a user or electrically stimulate at least a target location within the body.