Patent ID: 11911312
Assignee: BAYER OY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A kit comprising:
an intrauterine system comprising:
a reservoir containing a hormone; and
a removal string attached to the intrauterine system; and

an inserter comprising:
a handle comprising:
a longitudinal opening; and
a slider arranged in the longitudinal opening, the slider being movable;

a plunger attached to the handle;
an insertion tube attached to the slider; and
a lock arranged inside the handle and adapted to reversibly lock the intrauterine system in relation to the plunger via the removal string, the lock being controllable by the slider, the lock comprising an object configured to allow movement of the removal string by at least partly moving or pivoting from a locked position to a released position,
wherein the object comprises an opening or a slot in a diagonal direction through essentially a whole diameter of the object, adapted to receive the removal string, and
wherein the removal string is immobilized by the object in the locked position.