Tag implantation system and method
US4672967A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K61/90
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for implanting a magnetizable tag into a macro-organism is provided. The system includes an organism receiving element for receiving an abutted surface of the macro-organism, a mechanism for advancing the tag toward the receiving element, a guide annulus for providing an injection path of travel and a magnet for magnetizing in alignment with the path of travel, and a magnet for magnetizing the tag as it is passed through the guide annulus. In one aspect of the invention, the guide annulus comprises a tubular member having a blunt implantation end for abutment with the macro-organism at the moment of implantation.
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