Patent ID: 7513889

Claim:
A device for dispensing a product in doses, comprising a casing element, a coupling device for releasably receiving an ampoule sleeve arranged at a front end of the casing element, a dosing device shiftable relative to said casing element from a starting position to a front position for dosing medicament from the ampoule sleeve, a setting device for setting the position of said dosing device, a front pressure spring arranged at the front end of the casing element for releasing a locking engagement of said dosing device against movement towards the starting position, and a spring element effectively acting between the setting device and the dosing device and provided at a rear end of the casing element, and wherein upon release of the locking engagement of the dosing device, the spring element using a movement of the dosing device towards the front position and away from a rear end of the setting device to generate a restoring force by which the dosing device can be returned to the starting position such that the ampoule sleeve may be released without manual resetting of the dosing device.