Needle safety device and drug delivery device

A drug delivery device comprising:

• a housing
• a needle;
• and
• a needle safety device comprising:
• needle cap arranged to cover and protect the needle;
• a needle cap remover having:
• an outer part adapted to be secured to the housing of the drug delivery device, and
• an inner part adapted to carry the needle cap,
• wherein the outer part comprises a front end having an opening which at an edge of the opening exhibits a projection directed inwards adapted to catch a front projection of the inner part, and
• the inner part comprises a back end having a grip member adapted to grip a back end of the needle cap, wherein the projection of the outer part is formed as at least two opposite arms having angled ends.

A method of removing a needle cap from a needle of a drug delivery device, the method comprising:

• gripping an outer surface of a needle cap remover of the drug delivery device;
• the needle cap remover having an outer part and an inner part, wherein the outer part comprises a front end having an opening which at an edge of the opening exhibits a projection directed inwards adapted to catch a tab of the inner part, wherein the inner part comprises a back end having a grip member adapted to grip a back end of the needle cap, wherein the projection of the outer part is formed as at least two opposite arms having angled ends;
• and
• pulling the needle cap remover distally from the drug delivery device such that the projection of the outer part of the needle cap remover contacts tabs of the inner part of the needle cap remover and pulls the inner part distally, the grip member of the inner part contacting the needle cap and pulling the needle cap distally with the inner part.