Protection device for a needle

A protection device for a needle of a tip of a drug delivery device, said protection device comprising:

• a fixing element configured to secure said protection device to the tip of the drug delivery device;
• at least two protective legs each connected to said fixing element by one or more pivot links, said protective legs configured to transition from a first configuration in which the protective legs cover the needle before use, to a second configuration in which the needle is exposed, and to a third configuration in which the protective legs cover the needle after use;
• a removable maintaining element configured to maintain said protective legs in the first configuration;
• a retaining element configured to retain said protective legs in the third configuration;
• and
• inner casing receiving said needle and a distal end of said tip, such that the needle is sealed from ambient contamination, in said first configuration of said protective legs,
• wherein said pivot links comprise an elastic return element configured to automatically transition said protective legs from the first configuration to the second configuration upon removal of said removable maintaining element.