Patent ID: 9615965
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61M

Claim:
1. An inserter for an intrauterine system comprising: a handle having a longitudinal opening, the longitudinal opening having a first end and a second end, the handle comprising a slider arranged in the longitudinal opening, the slider being movable and having a first end and a second end; 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 a removal string of the intrauterine system, the lock being controllable by the slider, the lock comprising: a main part that is rotatably mounted on a shaft or an axle on the handle, an extension, and a counterpart, wherein the removal string is immobilized between the main part and the counterpart when the lock is in a locked position, and wherein the removal string is released when a part of the slider presses against the extension to turn the main part around the shaft or the axle.