Patent ID: 8262618

Claim:
A system comprising an insertion head and an inserter for positioning the insertion head on organic tissue, said insertion head comprising: a base comprising a lower side which can be positioned on the tissue; and an insertion means pivotably mounted by the base such that the insertion means is pivotable about a rotational axis; wherein the insertion means is pivotable relative to the base from a protective position in which a free end of the insertion means is short of the lower side, into an insertion position in which the free end protrudes beyond the lower side of the base; said inserter comprising: an inserter casing, a lower side of which comprises an opening for the insertion head; a holding means, coupled to the inserter casing, for holding the insertion head in an initial position; a drive configured to move, the insertion head out of the initial position in an advancing direction which points through the opening in the inserter casing; and an activating member which can be moved relative to the holding means, said activating member configured to act on the insertion head forming a joint such that the insertion means is pivoted into the insertion position.