| abstract |
The invention relates to an automatic drug delivery device (10), in particular automatic drug delivery device, for dispensing a fluid product, in particular a fluid medicament, including: a longitudinal housing (104) extending along a longitudinal axis and having a proximal end close to the dispensing site, a distal end opposite to the proximal end and a hollow interior; a removable cap (50) mountable to the proximal end of the housing (104); a syringe assembly (200) arranged a mounting position inside the housing (104) and having a hollow syringe body (204) and an injection needle (206) coupled to the hollow syringe body (204) including the fluid product; a drive mechanism (300) which can be triggered by a trigger element in order to initiate the dispensing of the fluid product; wherein the loaded drive mechanism is operatively coupled with a safety shield (102) movable within the longitudinal housing (104), wherein the safety shield (102) is biased into a proximal position in which it protrudes out of the proximal end of the longitudinal housing (104) in order to cover a needle tip (348) of the injection needle (206), and wherein the safety shield (104) is movable into a distal position in which the injection needle (206) is exposed for injection; the device further including a feedback mechanism providing a visual feedback to the user indicating an actual state of operation, wherein the feedback mechanism includes a visual indicator which appears in a transparent window on the distal end of the housing. |