The invention relates to a drug delivery device (1) comprising - an outer body (3) adapted to receive a cartridge (4) with a needle (5), - a needle cap assembly (2) adapted to be coupled to the outer body (3) and to cover the needle (5) and - a control mechanism (7) for activating the drug delivery device (1), the control mechanism (7) comprises a control element (7.1) that is received within the outer body (3) and axially and/or rotationally movable relative to the outer body (3) between an initial position (P1), a first activating position (P2) and a second activating position (P3), - wherein the control element (7.1) is coupled to the needle cap assembly (2) and to the the cartridge (4), - wherein the needle cap assembly (2) is retained on the outer body (3) when the control element (7.1) is in the initial position (P1), - wherein the needle cap assembly (2) is released from the outer body (3) and the needle (5) is covered by the outer body (3) when the control element (7.1) is in the first activating position (P2), and - wherein the needle (5) is exposed when the control element (7.1) is in the second activating position (P3).本發明涉及一種藥物傳輸裝置(1)，其包括- 外主體(3)，其適於接納帶針(5)的藥筒(4)，- 針蓋組件(2)，其適於聯接到所述外主體(3)以及覆蓋所述針(5)，以及- 控制機構(7)，其用於啟動所述藥物傳輸裝置(1)，所述控制機構(7)包括控制元件(7.1)，所述控制元件(7.1)被接納在所述外主體(3)內，能夠相對於所述外主體(3)在初始位置(P1)、第一啟動位置(P2)和第二啟動位置(P3)之間在軸向上及/或在轉向上運動，- 其中，所述控制元件(7.1)聯接到所述針蓋組件(2)以及聯接到所述藥筒(4)，- 其中，當所述控制元件(7.1)處於所述初始位置(P1)時，所述針蓋組件(2)被固持在所述外主體(3)上，- 其中，當所述控制元件(7.1)處於所述第一啟動位置(P2)時，所述針蓋組件(2)從所述外主體(3)被釋放，並且所述針(5)由所述外主體(3)覆蓋，和- 其中，當所述控制元件(7.1)處於所述第二啟動位置(P3)時，所述針(5)暴露。
