Kit for and method of assembling an applicator for inserting an implant

A kit for assembling a disposable applicator for inserting an implant under the skin of a human or animal, the kit comprising:

• a first component comprising a main housing part, an actuator, a cannula, and a cannula holder,
• wherein the main housing part provides a handle for grasping and maneuvering the applicator, wherein the handle comprises a guiding means extending between the actuator and the main housing part, wherein the actuator is able to slide on the handle via the guiding means,
• wherein the cannula holder is slideably mounted in the main housing part and is fixed to the cannula and is designed to retract the cannula into the main housing part, wherein the main housing part has an opening at its proximal end which allows a user to insert the implant into a funnel-shaped entrance at a proximal end of the cannula holder located in the main housing part, the proximal end of the cannula or the cannula holder being opposite to an insertion end of the cannula, and
• a second component separate from the first component for closing said opening, the second component comprising a second housing part and a rod, the second housing part at least partially complementary in shape to the main housing part and attachable thereto to form a single housing enclosing the cannula holder completely and so that the opening is thereby substantially completely closed, the rod being attached to or forming an integral whole with the second housing part, wherein the rod is mountable inside the cannula or the cannula holder,
• wherein the actuator is connected to the cannula holder so as to enable, once assembled, retracting the cannula and the cannula holder over the rod.