INSERTER
The invention relates to an inserter for an intrauterine system, comprising a handle ( 3 ) having a longitudinal opening ( 8 ) at its first end, said opening ( 8 ) having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inserter, a first end ( 8 a ) and a second end ( 8 b ), a moveable slider ( 5 ) arranged in said longitudinal opening ( 8 ) and having a first end ( 5 a ) and a second end ( 5 b ), a plunger ( 2 ) attached to the handle ( 3 ), an insertion tube ( 6 ) arranged around the plunder ( 2 ) having a first end and a second end, with its second end attached to the slider ( 5 ), wherein the inserter further comprises locking means for reversibly locking the intrauterine system in relation to the plunder ( 2 ) via a removal string of the intrauterine system, said locking means being controllable by the slider ( 5 ) and/or the insertion tube ( 6 ).
1 . An inserter for an intrauterine system, comprising
a handle ( 3 ) having a longitudinal opening ( 8 ) at its first end, said opening ( 8 ) having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inserter, a first end ( 8 a ) and a second end ( 8 b ),
a movable slider ( 5 ) arranged in said longitudinal opening ( 8 ) and having a first end ( 5 a ) and a second end ( 5 b ),
a plunger ( 2 ) attached to the handle ( 3 ),
an insertion tube ( 6 ) arranged around the plunger ( 2 ) having a first end and a second end, with its second end attached to the slider ( 5 ),
characterized in that the inserter further comprises locking means for reversibly locking the intrauterine system in relation to the plunger ( 2 ) via a removal string of the intrauterine system, said locking means being controllable by the slider ( 5 ) and/or the insertion tube ( 6 ).