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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 1978
Filed:
Jan. 03, 1977
Josef E Kercso, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Syntex (U.S.A.) Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for subcutaneously implanting drug-containing pellets in animals. The apparatus comprises a handle; attached to the handle, a track along which a carriage moves; a carriage which moves along the track, the carriage having (i) a front part adapted to receive and retain a detachable needle having a passageway extending the length of the needle and (ii) a passageway extending the length of the carriage and corresponding to the needle passageway when retained in the carriage; a means to propel the carriage from the front to the rear of the track; means at the front and rear of the track to stop the carriage; a straight, retractable rod detachably attached to the rear stopping means so that the rod extends straight through the carriage passageway; a finger actuatable trigger attached to the handle to actuate the retraction of the carriage. A unique, flanged needle having a sharp metal end, an enlarged, flanged end, a passageway extending the length of the needle, and at least one pellet in the needle passageway is also described.