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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2017
Bayer Oy, Turku, FI;
Joonas Mikkonen, Lempäälä, FI;
Tero Jalkanen, Turku, FI;
Mikko Virtanen, Halikko, FI;
Taina Tjäder, Piispanristi, FI;
Karym El Sayed, Berlin, DE;
BAYER OY, Turku, FI;
Abstract
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.