Patent ID: 7150725

Claim:
A shieldable needle device comprising: a needle cannula having proximal and distal ends; a hub supporting said proximal end of said needle cannula; a pair of wings extending laterally from opposing sides of the hub, said wings being bendable between a laterally extending position and a dorsal position; a tip guard axially movable along said needle cannula from a proximal position substantially adjacent said hub to a distal position where said tip guard protectively surrounds said distal end of said needle cannula; a drive member extendable between a folded biased position and an extended position for moving said tip guard from said proximal position to said distal position, said drive member comprising a first end connected to said hub and a second end connected to said tip guard, said pair of wings retaining said drive member in said folded biased position when in said dorsal position, thereby maintaining the tip guard in the proximal position, with release of said wings from said dorsal position to said laterally extending position allowing said drive member to unfold and extend the tip guard from the proximal position toward the distal position; and a removable packaging cover protectively surrounding said needle cannula and maintaining said wings in said dorsal position.