Medicament implant applicator

Claim 1

A pistol-like medicament implanter comprising: (a) a hollow needle and a plunger in axial alignment, said plunger being movable into said hollow needle; (b) storage means for at least one medicament implant dosage unit interposed between needle and plunger, such dosage unit being disposed in a passthrough chamber indexed in line with needle and plunger whereby said plunger may travel through the indexed dosage unit chamber to expel the medicament therefrom; and (c) a trigger means and a plunger means operatively connected so that when said trigger means is pulled, said plunger advances through said chamber into the bore of said needle expelling thereby the implant dosage unit therefrom, and thereafter retracts when said trigger means is released; (d) the connection between trigger means and plunger means being an endless belt mounted between and interengaged with a drive gear driven by said trigger means and an idler sprocket, the plunger being disposed above said endless belt, riding thereon and being secured thereto, whereby said plunger is advanced and retracted through the movement of said endless belt around the drive gear upon pulling and retracting of said trigger means.