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. 2013 Apr 30;5:215–225. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S42784

Figure 6.

Figure 6

GyneFix 200 (Contrel Europe, Belgium), real size (left), in situ in foam uterus (middle), compared with the frameless FibroPlant-LNG (Contrel Europe, Belgium), which is derived from the frameless copper-releasing intrauterine device (IUD) (right).

Notes: The GyneFix 200 IUD, as used in the clinical trials, consists of four copper sleeves (instead of six with the longer GyneFix 330 IUD), each 5 mm in length and approximately 2.2 mm in diameter. The four copper sleeves are threaded on the polypropylene suture thread, and the uppermost and lowest sleeves are crimped onto it. A single knot is made in the upper portion of the thread, which serves as a small retention body when inserted in the myometrium of the uterine fundus at a controlled depth of 1.0 cm. The minimum effective life of the GyneFix 200 IUD is 5 years. The FibroPlant LNG-IUS is not discussed in this paper.