Patent ID: 8323232

Claim:
An instrument for use in subcutaneous implantation, comprising: an incising body comprising a syringe body fixedly attached to an incising shaft and open on both distal and proximal ends, a non-circular bore being defined along a common longitudinal axis of the syringe body and the incising shaft, the bore sized to enclose an implant, the incising shaft comprising a sharpened edge formed on the incising shaft's bottom distal end; and a tongue blade comprising: a horizontal flat surface with a distal end sharpened into a bevel, the horizontal flat surface having a length exceeding a length of the incising body; and a tongue blade handle perpendicularly affixed to a proximal end of the horizontal flat surface; and a plunger comprising: a horizontal flat surface and a blunt tip on a distal end of the flat surface sized to fit within a width of the bore, the horizontal flat surface having a length exceeding the length of the incising body, the horizontal flat surface of the tongue blade shaft and the blunt tip of the plunger shaft having a combined height sized to fit a height of the bore; and a plunger handle perpendicularly affixed to a proximal end of the horizontal flat surface of the plunger.