Patent ID: 9724480
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A drug delivery device for setting and dispensing a dose of a drug, comprising: a support body having a first end defining a first opening and a second end defining a second opening, the support body configured to retain a syringe barrel sealed by a stopper slidably disposed therein along an axial direction and adapted to have an integrated needle or to be coupled with a needle assembly, a needle shield adapted to be coupled to one of the first and second ends of the support body, the needle shield being slidably disposed on the support body and keyed to the support body for preventing relative rotation, a guiding track defined on the support body, a resilient retaining clip arranged on the needle shield, the retaining clip being deflectable by the guiding track such that the retaining clip follows a first path when the needle shield is depressed from an extended position to a retracted position for needle extension, and such that the retaining clip follows a different second path when the needle shield is extended, and a non-return catch is arranged for catching the retaining clip at the end of the second path, the retaining clip being configured to: