Drug delivery device with adjustable injection depth

A drug delivery device with adjustable injection depth, the drug delivery device comprising:

• a housing,
• a support element integral with the housing or mechanically connected to the housing, and
• a container retaining space for receiving a container comprising a drug,
• wherein the support element is configured to support the container within the housing,
• wherein the drug delivery device comprises at least one spacer element or is adapted to interact with at least one spacer element,
• wherein the drug delivery device is configured such that in a first state of the drug delivery device, a first axial position of the container relative to the housing is adjusted by the at least one spacer element being in a first spacer position, and that in a second state of the drug delivery device, a second axial position of the container relative to the housing is adjusted by the at least one spacer element being in a second position within the housing or being outside of the housing,
• wherein the first axial position enables a smaller injection depth of a needle coupled to the container compared to the injection depth enabled if the container is in the second axial position,
• wherein the at least one spacer element is configured to be translationally movable crosswise to a longitudinal axis of the drug delivery device from the first spacer position to the second spacer position or to a position outside of the drug delivery device.

A drug delivery device with adjustable injection depth, the drug delivery device comprising:

• a housing,
• a support element integral with the housing or mechanically connected to the housing, and
• a container retaining space for receiving a container comprising a drug,
• wherein the support element is configured to support the container within the housing,
• wherein the drug delivery device comprises at least one spacer element or is adapted to interact with at least one spacer element,
• wherein the drug delivery device is configured such that in a first state of the drug delivery device, a first axial position of the container relative to the housing is adjusted by the at least one spacer element being in a first spacer position, and that in a second state of the drug delivery device, a second axial position of the container relative to the housing is adjusted by the at least one spacer element being in a second position within the housing,
• wherein the first axial position enables a smaller injection depth of a needle coupled to the container compared to the injection depth enabled if the container is in the second axial position,
• wherein the at least one spacer element is configured to be pivotable from the first position to the second position.

A method of injecting a drug from a drug delivery device, the method comprising:

• providing a drug delivery device with adjustable injection depth, the drug delivery device comprising:
• a housing,
• a support element integral with the housing or mechanically connected to the housing, and
• a container retaining space for receiving a container comprising a drug,
• wherein the support element is configured to support the container within the housing,
• wherein the drug delivery device comprises at least one spacer element or is adapted to interact with at least one spacer element,
• wherein the drug delivery device is configured such that:
• in a first state of the drug delivery device a first axial position of the container relative to the housing is adjusted by the at least one spacer element being in a first spacer position, and
• in a second state of the drug delivery device, a second axial position of the container relative to the housing is adjusted by the at least one spacer element being in a second position within the housing or being outside of the housing,
• wherein the first axial position enables a smaller injection depth of a needle coupled to the container compared to the injection depth enabled if the container is in the second axial position,
• a) moving the at least one spacer element translational crosswise to a longitudinal axis of the drug delivery device from the first spacer position to the second spacer position or to a position outside of the drug delivery device, or
• b) pivoting the at least one spacer element from the first position to the second position, and
• injecting the drug.