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A cartridge for use in transporting pellets for use in an implant gun or the like. The cartridge comprising an elongate cartridge body having an elongate carrier strip and, spaced along the carrier strip, a plurality of substantially uniformly spaced holders for respective pellets, each holder defin

A cartridge for use in transporting pellets for use in an implant gun or the like. The cartridge comprising an elongate cartridge body having an elongate carrier strip and, spaced along the carrier strip, a plurality of substantially uniformly spaced holders for respective pellets, each holder defining a respective cavity such that each holder is able to hold at least one pellet.

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A cartridge adapted for use in transporting pellets for use in an implant gun and enabling at least one pellet to be ejected from the cartridge and dispensed by the gun in each successive actuation of the gun, the cartridge comprising: (a) an elongate cartridge body having an elongate carrier strip

A cartridge adapted for use in transporting pellets for use in an implant gun and enabling at least one pellet to be ejected from the cartridge and dispensed by the gun in each successive actuation of the gun, the cartridge comprising: (a) an elongate cartridge body having an elongate carrier strip with first and second major faces; and, (b) spaced along and formed integrally with the carrier strip, a plurality of substantially uniformly spaced holders for respective pellets, each holder defining a respective cavity such that each holder is able to hold at least one pellet for transport through said implant gun; (i) wherein each holder projects perpendicularly from the first major face of the strip, along an axis of said holder extending away from said second major face; (ii) each holder having first and second opposed openings communicating with said cavity, with the first opening of each holder being defined at an end thereof remote from said strip and the second opening thereof comprising a respective opening through said strip and accessible from said second major face of said strip; and, (iii) wherein said strip has a plurality of integrally formed tabs therealong at a spacing between successive tabs substantially corresponding to the spacing between the axes of successive said holders, said tabs providing means by which said cartridge body can be indexed along a guideway and projecting laterally from at least one side of said strip with respect to said major faces and the axes of said holders.