Patent ID: 8573222
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A combination of an intrauterine device and an inserter for placing the intrauterine device inside a patient's uterus, comprising: a T-shaped intrauterine device comprising an elongated contraceptive body and a transverse member comprising a pair of wings attached to one end of said body, the intrauterine device has a relaxed configuration in which said wings are extended laterally and a contracted configuration in which said wings are folded against each other; and an inserter for positioning a T-shaped intrauterine device in a patient's uterus, the inserter comprising a sleeve part and a plunger part; said sleeve part comprising a tube having two open ends and a first engaging member, said tube is dimensioned to receive said the intrauterine device in the contracted configuration through one of said two open ends; and said plunger part comprising a rod, a handle attached to one end of the rod and a second engaging member; said first and second engaging members are configured for reversibly and slidably engaging said sleeve part and said plunger part when the rod is inserted through the other open end of the tube and to temporarily lock the relative position between the tube and the rod, wherein said first engaging member comprises a disk attached to the other open end of the tube, the disk having a central opening aligned with said other open end and two opposite recesses, and wherein said second engaging member comprises two resilient arms dimensioned to be received in said two opposite recesses.