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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2011
Ilkka Jutila, Sauvo, FI;
Heikki Lyytikäinen, Naantali, FI;
Ilkka Jutila, Sauvo, FI;
Heikki Lyytikäinen, Naantali, FI;
Bayer Oy, Turku, FI;
Abstract
An inserter for an intrauterine system includes a handle. The handle has 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 movable slider arranged in the longitudinal opening and having a first end and a second end. The inserter also includes a movable plunger and an insertion tube arranged around the plunger having a first end and a second end, with its second end attached to the slider. The handle further includes a lock for reversibly locking the intrauterine system in relation to the plunger via a removal string of the intrauterine system, the lock being attached to the plunger and being controllable at least by a part or an extension of the slider and/or of the insertion tube or of the handle.