According to the invention, a device for controlling a penetration depth to which an injection needle penetrates a body of a human or an animal comprisesa cylindrical first sleeve,an injection needle that protrudes a distal end of the first sleeve in a distal direction anda cylindrical second sleeve that receives the first sleeve.The penetration depth of the injection needle corresponds to an axial translation of the first sleeve with respect to the second sleeve. The axial translation is adjustable by a screw coupling.