A Huber needle assembly comprising: a housing (300"); a Huber needle (110', 110") securely mounted within the housing, the Huber needle (110', 110") comprising a tip and a bent portion; a spring; and a base (200', 200") through which the Huber needle is slidably disposed so that when the housing (300', 300") is moved away from the base (200', 200") the Huber needle traverses the base (200', 200") to draw the tip within the base (200', 200"), the base comprising a needle tip blocker slidably disposed within the base (200', 200") to block the tip of the Huber needle when the tip of the Huber needle is retracted into the base (200', 200"); wherein the base (200', 200") further comprises: a vertical chamber through which the needle is slidably disposed; a chamber in which the needle tip blocker and the spring are slidably disposed; wherein the base (200', 200") comprises a protrusion (220, 220') and the housing (300', 300") comprises an interior space (320, 320'), the protrusion (220, 220') configured to be disposed within the interior space (320, 320') when the Huber needle assembly (1200, 1900) is in an insertion position, wherein: the vertical chamber has a first end and a second end, characterized in that, the tip block mechanism (400") is a detent, wherein the tip blocker is a plunger and the spring is within a detent housing, wherein the detent housing is generally cylindrically shaped and includes an internal cavity in which the plunger and spring are disposed, wherein when the housing (300") has been fully pulled away from the base (200"), the spring presses the plunger into the vertical needle chamber, thereby blocking the orifice at the second end of the vertical needle chamber. a housing (300"); a Huber needle (110', 110") securely mounted within the housing, the Huber needle (110', 110") comprising a tip and a bent portion; a spring; and a base (200', 200") through which the Huber needle is slidably disposed so that when the housing (300', 300") is moved away from the base (200', 200") the Huber needle traverses the base (200', 200") to draw the tip within the base (200', 200"), the base comprising a needle tip blocker slidably disposed within the base (200', 200") to block the tip of the Huber needle when the tip of the Huber needle is retracted into the base (200', 200"); wherein the base (200', 200") further comprises: a vertical chamber through which the needle is slidably disposed; a chamber in which the needle tip blocker and the spring are slidably disposed; wherein the base (200', 200") comprises a protrusion (220, 220') and the housing (300', 300") comprises an interior space (320, 320'), the protrusion (220, 220') configured to be disposed within the interior space (320, 320') when the Huber needle assembly (1200, 1900) is in an insertion position, wherein: the vertical chamber has a first end and a second end, characterized in that, the tip block mechanism (400") is a detent, wherein the tip blocker is a plunger and the spring is within a detent housing, wherein the detent housing is generally cylindrically shaped and includes an internal cavity in which the plunger and spring are disposed, wherein when the housing (300") has been fully pulled away from the base (200"), the spring presses the plunger into the vertical needle chamber, thereby blocking the orifice at the second end of the vertical needle chamber. a vertical chamber through which the needle is slidably disposed; a chamber in which the needle tip blocker and the spring are slidably disposed; wherein the base (200', 200") comprises a protrusion (220, 220') and the housing (300', 300") comprises an interior space (320, 320'), the protrusion (220, 220') configured to be disposed within the interior space (320, 320') when the Huber needle assembly (1200, 1900) is in an insertion position, wherein: the vertical chamber has a first end and a second end, characterized in that, the tip block mechanism (400") is a detent, wherein the tip blocker is a plunger and the spring is within a detent housing, wherein the detent housing is generally cylindrically shaped and includes an internal cavity in which the plunger and spring are disposed, wherein when the housing (300") has been fully pulled away from the base (200"), the spring presses the plunger into the vertical needle chamber, thereby blocking the orifice at the second end of the vertical needle chamber. the vertical chamber has a first end and a second end, characterized in that, the tip block mechanism (400") is a detent, wherein the tip blocker is a plunger and the spring is within a detent housing, wherein the detent housing is generally cylindrically shaped and includes an internal cavity in which the plunger and spring are disposed, wherein when the housing (300") has been fully pulled away from the base (200"), the spring presses the plunger into the vertical needle chamber, thereby blocking the orifice at the second end of the vertical needle chamber.