US Patent 8945071 Self-injection device having needle cover with activation preventer

A drug delivery device, including a body (104, 116) having a reservoir (160) 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 (160) and the patient. The device also includes a rotor (580) rotatably disposed in the body (104, 116) for activating the device upon rotation of the rotor (580), a needle cover (112) for covering the injection needle, and a needle cover clip (560) disposed on the needle cover (112) to rotate from a first position preventing rotor rotation to a second position permitting rotor rotation.