Patent ID: 7654987

Claim:
A device for administering an injectable product, comprising: a) a casing; b) an injection means arranged in the casing, the injection means comprising a container fluidly connected to an injection needle pointing in an insertion direction; c) a protective cap removably mounted on the injection means for covering the injection needle; and d) a needle protecting sleeve comprising a removing device for removing the protective cap from the injection means, wherein the removing device is slaved by a movement of the needle protecting sleeve and the needle protecting sleeve is slidably coupled to the casing and movable counter to the insertion direction against a restoring force, wherein the removing device comprises at least one gripping arm disposed on an inner circumference of the protecting sleeve configured for gripping an outer circumference of the protective cap such that when the needle protecting sleeve is moved against the restoring force from an initial position, in which the gripping arm is unconnected from the protective cap, to a retracted position, in which the at least one gripping arm forms a latching connection with the outer circumference of the protective cap, the restoring force causes the at least one gripping arm to move in the insertion direction and carry the protective cap to remove the protective cap from the injection means.