How is the VeriChip inserted into the body?
Implantation is an outpatient procedure that typically takes 15 minutes or less. People have been implanted in doctors’ offices, at convention booths, and even in European night clubs. The implantation site, typically the arm, is first wiped with an alcohol swab and numbed with an injection of a local anesthetic. When the area is numb, a 12-gauge, preloaded hypodermic syringe known as a cannula is inserted into the flesh and depressed, where it releases the implant into the subcutaneous tissue.
