Patent ID: 8535269

Claim:
An insertion head for medical or pharmaceutical applications to tissue, said insertion head comprising: a base comprising a lower side which can be positioned on the tissue, an insertion means and an injection means which are both pivotally mounted to the base and can be inserted into the tissue, wherein the insertion means and the injection means are configured to pivot relative to the base from a protective position in which a free end of the insertion means is short of the lower side of the base, into an insertion position in which the free end protrudes beyond the lower side, a detachable receptacle which is open towards the lower side of the base and is configured to be detached from the base, and which accommodates at least the free end of the insertion means in its protective position, wherein the detachable receptacle comprises a handle, the handle comprises a movable handle component movable relative to the base, said movable handle component being coupled to the insertion means such that a movement of the movable handle component relative to the base generates the movement of both the insertion means and injection means from the protective position to the insertion position, wherein the handle comprises an additional handle component detachably coupled to the base and immovable relative to the base when coupled such that the movable handle component can be moved against the additional handle component, and a joint element arranged as a shaft of a rotary joint, and with a rotational axis as a joint axis providing the pivot for both the insertion means and the injection means.