The present disclosure relates to an automatic
injection device (1), - a body (10), - a medical container (20) comprising a
barrel (24) containing an
injectable product, a needle (22) and a distal tip (23) with a stopper (25) in sliding engagement within said
barrel, said medical container being slidably disposed within said body (10) between a proximal position and a distal position; - a
safety shield (60) slidably mounted within said body (10) between a distal initial position and a proximal second position; - an outer shell (90) surrounding said body (10), said outer shell (90) being distally slidable relative to said body (10); - a
plunger rod (40) slidably disposed within said body (10), said
plunger rod including a proximal
flange (44) releasably locked in a proximal initial position by at least one flexible arm (140) of said body, said
plunger rod being movable in a distal direction when said proximal
flange is unlocked to engage said stopper (25) with a distal tip (43) of said plunger rod; - a
cam (70) cooperating with said
safety shield (60) such that translation of said
safety shield (60) from said distal safety position to said proximal second position causes said
cam (70) to rotate within said body (10) to an unlocked position; - a button (80) slidably mounted on the proximal end of said body (10); in the initial position, the button (80) is prevented from moving distally by the
cam (70), and when the cam is in the unlocked position, the button (80) is permitted to move in the distal direction; The outer shell (90) cooperates with the safety shield (60) and the button (80) such that when a user presses the outer shell (90) against a patient's
skin to perform an injection, the safety shield moves the cam to the unlocked position to unlock the button, and the outer shell (90) further pushes the unlocked button in the distal direction to deflect the at least one flexible arm (140) of the body outwardly to release the proximal
flange (44) of the plunger rod, thereby moving the plunger rod to the injection position.