Patent ID: 7867200

Claim:
An inserter for an angled infusion set comprising: a set housing, the set housing being provided with first guiding means on an internal surface of the set housing and a lower base of the set housing including a projecting part, the projecting part forming an angle with respect to the body for indicating a correct insertion angle for the user during insertion; a carrier body, the carrier body being provided with second guiding means on an external surface of the carrier body, the second guiding means for guiding movement of the carrier body relative to the first guiding means of the set housing between a retracted and an advanced position, the second guiding means comprising at least one protruding part, the at least one protruding part positionable at least partially within the first guiding means for movement between the retracted and the advance position, the at least one protruding part releasably lockable to an end portion of the first guiding means to releasably lock the carrier body in the retracted position; a needle hub, the needle hub comprising an insertion needle for piercing of the skin, the needle hub and the carrier body being unreleasably connected; a cannula housing, the cannula housing comprising a soft cannula to be placed subcutaneously, the cannula housing and the needle hub being releasably connected to each other, and the insertion needle being adjoined to the cannula when the cannula housing and the needle hub are connected; and a spring unit connected to a release means, wherein upon activation of the release means, the cannula housing, the needle hub and the carrier body are forced by the spring unit to the advanced position where the needle and cannula can be placed subcutaneously.