The present invention relates to an arrangement for inserting a surgical implant with at least one implant attachment portion (17), comprising: a guide element (1) with a distal tissue-piercing end (2)； a cannula (5) with a proximal end (6), a distal end (7), and a channel (8) extending between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein the guide element can be received so as to be able to slide in the channel； and a retrieval device (9) with a catching element (13) at a distal end of the retrieval device, for catching the at least one implant attachment portion of the surgical implant； wherein the cannula, with the guide element received slidably therein, is dimensioned such that it extends through the pelvic cavity of a female patient, from an outer incision (16) through the surrounding tissue into a cavity of the human body, in particuar the vagina of a patient, and the channel of the cannula is designed to permit passage of the retrieval device and of the caught implant attachment portion, wherein the cannula, in a first state in which the guide element is arranged inside the channel of the cannula, adapts to the shape of the guide element, and the cannula, in a second state in which the retrieval device is arranged inside the channel of the cannula, is substantially straight.
