Bayer Oy

Bayer Schering Pharma Ag

Taina Tjäder

Heikki Lyytikäinen

Ilkka Jutila

Ulla Calvo Alonso

Harri Jukarainen

David Whitaker

Pirjo Kortesuo

Hannu Nikander

Pirjo Inki

Eeva Lukkari-Lax

Joachim Moede

Juha Lehtinen

Pirjo Sallinen

Andrew Macleod

Marjo Ali-Äijälä

Michael Nobel

Michael Noble

Christian Wamprecht

Wolfgang Kaufhold

Jari Riski

Christine Talling

Tero Jalkanen

Karym El Sayed

Joonas Mikkonen

Mikko Virtanen

Faisal Shafiq

Heikki Salo

Nina Stenroos

Sara Heinonen

Risto Hakala

Arto Pakkalin

Mikael Stolt

Mira Kautto

Marina Allen

Petri Perälä

An inserter for an intrauterine system can include a handle having an opening, a slider arranged in the opening, a plunger attached to the handle, an insertion tube attached to the slider and arranged around the plunger, and a lock adapted to reversibly lock at least one removal string of the intrauterine system. The lock can include a main part with an opening, the main part being rotatably mounted on a shaft or axle, an extension of the main part, and a counterpart. The removal string passes through the opening of the main part and is immobilized between the main part and the counterpart when the lock is in a locking position. The slider is configured to press against the extension of the main part and turn the main part around the shaft or axle to release the removal string as the slider is moved backwards.

Inserter

The invention relates to an inserter for an intrauterine system, including a handle () having a longitudinal opening () at its first end, the opening () having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inserter, a first end () and a second end (), a moveable slider () arranged in the longitudinal opening () and having a first end () and a second end (), a plunger () attached to the handle (), an insertion tube () arranged around the plunger () having a first end and a second end, with its second end attached to the slider (). The inserter further includes a lock that reversibly locks the intrauterine system in relation to the plunger () via a removal string of the intrauterine system, the lock being controllable by the slider () and/or the insertion tube ().

The invention relates to an inserter for an intrauterine system, including a handle () having a longitudinal opening () at its first end, the opening () having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inserter, a first end () and a second end (), a moveable slider () arranged in the longitudinal opening () and having a first end () and a second end (), a plunger () attached to the handle (), an insertion tube () arranged around the plunger () having a first end and a second end, with its second end attached to the slider (). The inserter further includes a lock that reversibly locks locking the intrauterine system in relation to the plunger () via a removal string of the intrauterine system, the lock being controllable by the slider () and/or the insertion tube ().

The present invention relates to ultrasonically detectable intrauterine systems and to a method for enhancing ultrasound detection of these systems. An intrauterine system having an inert metal coating on at least part of the body of the intrauterine system or at least one inert metal clip, pin, ring or sleeve fixedly positioned on the body of the intrauterine system is described.

Ultrasonically detectable intrauterine system and a method for enhancing ultrasound detection

The present invention relates to an inserter for an intrauterine system, comprising a handle () having a longitudinal opening () at its first end, said opening () having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inserter, a first end () and a second end (), a movable slider () arranged in said longitudinal opening () and having a first end () and a second end (), a plunger () attached to the handle () and having a longitudinal axis, and an insertion tube () having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the plunger (), the insertion tube () being, along said longitudinal axis, movably arranged around the plunger (). The invention is characterised in that it further comprises a flange () arranged on the insertion tube () at its first end, and means for locking the slider () into a position showing the correct insertion depth for the intrauterine system, said means being adjustable with respect to the opening () of the handle.

Disclosed are an inserter and an inserter kit for an intrauterine system. The inserter comprises an insertion tube having a first end and an opposite second end, wherein the first end is operable to removably receive the intrauterine system and a handle having a first end portion and an opposite second end portion, the first end portion of the handle is coupled to the second end of the insertion tube. The handle comprises a handling mechanism for controlling movement of the insertion tube with respect to the intrauterine system. The inserter also comprises an indicating mechanism operatively arranged in connection with the insertion tube and the handle, the indicating mechanism is communicably coupled to the handling mechanism and is operable to provide indicative signals corresponding to operational stages of the inserter. The indicative signals comprise at least one light signal and the indicating mechanism comprises a power source.

Inserter for an intrauterine system

The invention relates to an inserter for an intrauterine system, comprising a handle () having a longitudinal opening () at its first end, said opening () having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inserter, a first end () and a second end (), a movable slider () arranged in said longitudinal opening () and having a first end () and a second end (), a plunger () attached to the handle (), an insertion tube () arranged around the plunger () having a first end and a second end, with its second end attached to the slider (), wherein the inserter further comprises locking means for reversibly locking the intrauterine system in relation to the plunger () via a removal string of the intrauterine system, said locking means being controllable by the slider () and/or the insertion tube ().

An intelligent medical implant and monitoring system includes an implant with a communication device, an inserter for inserting the implant, a reader that operates to broadcast a signal specific to the particular communication device that causes the communication device to respond with a unique identifier, and an external database for storing and providing access to information keyed to the unique identifier of the communication device.

Intelligent medical implant and monitoring system

The present invention relates to a novel thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elastomer, T-frames made thereof as well as the use of the new TPU in manufacturing of T-frames for intrauterine systems for contraception and therapy.

Thermoplastic polyurethanes, use of these material for the preparation of T-frames for intrauterine systems and T-frames made out of this material

The present invention relates to novel intrauterine systems and to methods for manufacturing these systems. An intrauterine system according to the invention comprises a reservoir and a continuous, closed and flexible frame. The frame comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer made of a polycarbonate diol, 1,6-hexamethylenediisocyanate, and a chain extender.

Intrauterine system

The present invention relates to an inserter for an intrauterine system, comprising a handle () having a longitudinal opening () at its first end, said opening () having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inserter, a first end () and a second end (), a movable slider () arranged in said longitudinal opening () and having a first end () and a second end (), a plunger () attached to the handle () and having a longitudinal axis, and an insertion tube () having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the plunger (), the insertion tube () being, along said longitudinal axis, movably arranged around the plunger (). The invention is characterized in that it further comprises a flange () arranged on the insertion tube () at its first end, and means for locking the slider () into a position showing the correct insertion depth for the intrauterine system, said means being adjustable with respect to the opening () of the handle.

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