US 12,075,754 B2
RFID tag insertion cartridge
Adrian Knight, Sydney (AU); Paul Donohoe, Warlingham (GB); Joe Nebolon, San Diego, CA (US); Steve Elliott, Encinitas, CA (US); and Alexander Bates, Christies Beach (AU)
Assigned to Somark Group Pty Ltd, (AU)
Appl. No. 17/634,948
Filed by Somark Group Pty Ltd, Sydney (AU)
PCT Filed Aug. 17, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/046708
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 11, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/030807, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 18, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/887,415, filed on Aug. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0287270 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. A01K 11/00 (2006.01); A01K 29/00 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 11/006 (2013.01) [A01K 29/005 (2013.01); G06K 19/07758 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag insertion cartridge configured for use in implanting a flexible RFID tag into a small animal using a needle-retraction implant tool, the cartridge comprising:
a cartridge housing configured to receive a carriage portion inserted into a first end of the cartridge housing with a retractable needle extended out of a second end of the carriage portion to present the retractable needle in an extended position with the RFID tag carried within the retractable needle; and
a bevel cap having a proximal portion with a mating feature configured to mate with the cartridge housing and two or more needle capture elements configured to selectively couple to the needle in the extended position in a side-mountable manner without a direct axial force being exerted on the needle, wherein the two or more needle capture elements couple to the needle in a spaced apart configuration along a length of the needle.