A tool 10 has a main body with at least two gripping interfaces defining a channel for pinching a persons skin. The interfaces are to engage with a subcutaneous implant such as a contraceptive implant or a microchip and fix its location relative to the engaged skin. The tool may be a partial cylinder with a slider as in figures 1b and 9, or it may be a frame 11 with a pair of forwardly extending arms 13 defining the channel. On each arm are mounted three inclined wheels 18, the front pair being nearly vertical and the rear pair being sub-horizontal. The middle wheels may be contoured (in a petal pattern) for better grip. The rear pair of wheels may be rotated to be fully horizontal by depression of a lever 50. The tool grips a subcutaneous implant and angles it towards the skin surface for removal through a small incision.
