(under subclass 185) Subject matter wherein the puncturing or piercing device is used to pierce the soft, fleshy, tissue at lowermost portion of an external ear.
(1) Note. The patents in this subclass typically disclose concomitant piercing and placement of an ornamented earing in the perforation.
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117, for identification tags inserted in an animal's ear.