A release device (160, 160a, 160b) for releasing a medical implant (155) from an insertion device (120), said release device comprising a body (10, 10a, 10b) with a proximal end (12) and a distal end (14), wherein a first grip segment (34, 34′), a second grip segment (34, 34′) and at least one actuator (26) are provided between the proximal and the distal end (12, 14), wherein the at least one actuator (26) is manually operable and can be brought substantially into at least the first grip segment (34) substantially axially displaceably in order to effect an intended relative movement in the longitudinal direction (22) between the first and the second insertion element (140, 145) of the insertion device (120).
