3mm implant syringe?

[enginerd]

A piercer should be able to implant it again without the original injector. The problem is that magnets can’t be autoclaved.

Leaving it for 3 days in chlorhexidine would be a good alternative if low temperature sterilization methods aren’t available but this only gets you to clinically clean, not sterile. I think that rubbing alcohol could also work but I am no expert here so take this paragraph with a pound of salt.

@amal

To be clear, the easiest way for a piercer to do this would be to insert piercing needle at least 20mm, remove, manually insert the chip with sterile gloves. The reason for the depth is that the point of piercing needles is often quite elongated and the back bevel is 10mm sometimes back from the tip… and you need to figure your proper pocketing from the back bevel to the incision… so 20mm for a 12mm-14mm chip.

The second method would be to use a piercing needle and taper (metal rod) where the needle goes in, the chip is dropped down the inside, and the taper placed behind the chip. The needle is then removed, while the taper holds the chip in place. The taper must not be used to push the chip out… that’s a bad idea. This method is often done wrong, and is not necessarily any better than the pierce and insert method at the end of the day.