Patent ID: 8246588

Claim:
An inserter device for inserting a penetrating member into the subcutaneous area or intramuscular area of a patient, said inserter device comprising: a housing encompassing said penetrating member, said housing comprising a top section and a lower section; a pivoting portion and a guiding member, the pivoting portion and the guiding member providing one or more pivoting movement(s) of the penetrating member from a first position, where an insertion end of the penetrating member is not pointing into a direction of insertion, to a second position, where the penetrating member is positioned within the housing and is aligned with the direction of insertion and at the second position the pivoting movement of the penetrating member stops, to a third position, where the penetrating member protrudes from the housing and the penetrating member is aligned in the direction of insertion, the guiding member provides a straight longitudinal movement of the penetrating member from said second position to said third position.