摘要 |
<p>A pellet implant system and method of implanting a plurality of implants that include at least one pharmaceutical pellet implant and at least one non-pharmaceutical device implant in an animal or human in a single combined procedure. The system includes (1) an implanter apparatus for subcutaneously implanting pharmaceutical pellets or implantable non-pharmaceutical devices in an animal or human through the bore of a hypodermic needle, and (2) a plurality of pellets that include at least one pharmaceutical pellet and at least one non-pharmaceutical device pellet sized to be implanted through the needle. The needle is used to puncture the skin of the animal or human. Pellets are delivered under the skin of the animal or human into the through the needle in a single injection. The system minimizes the number of skin punctures required for implanting multiple implants in an animal or human, thus reducing the risk of infection in the animal or human associated with the implant administration.</p> |