abstract |
A drug delivery device ( 100 ), including a body ( 104, 116 ) having a reservoir ( 164, 176 ) disposed therein for containing a medicament and an injection needle ( 152 ) for penetrating the skin of a patient, the needle ( 152 ) providing a path for the medicament between the reservoir ( 164, 176 ) and the patient. The device ( 100 ) also includes a needle cover ( 114 ) for selectively covering the injection needle ( 152 ), an adhesive ( 264 ) for selectively adhering the device to the patient, a release liner ( 500 ) for selectively covering a patient side of the adhesive ( 264 ), and a connecting means ( 112, 520, 512, 508, 524 ) for connecting the needle cover ( 114 ) and the release liner ( 500 ) such that removal of one of the needle cover ( 114 ) and the release liner ( 500 ) from the device ( 100 ) removes the other one of the needle cover ( 114 ) and the release liner ( 500 ). |