Patent ID: 8287513

Claim:
A female piercing member protection device, having a longitudinal axis (A), for connection with a male connection part, said female piercing member protection device comprising: a piercing member; an outer casing having a first and a second end and an inner and an outer side, a connection member having a first and a second end, said connection member arranged to be rotatable between an activated position and an inactivated position, and at least partly enclosed in, said outer casing, further said outer casing arranged to be moved between a first and a second position, wherein when said outer casing is in its first position, the connection member is substantially locked from movement with respect to said outer casing and said piercing member, to said activated position along the longitudinal axis A and when said outer casing is in its second position the connection member is able to move with respect to said outer casing and said piercing member, to said activated position along the longitudinal axis A; and wherein the connection member comprises a deformable locking device that selectively engages said male connection part, wherein when said outer casing is in said second position, said deformable locking device is prevented from deformation by said outer casing so as to prevent disengagement of said male connection part, and wherein when said outer casing is in said first position, said deformable locking device is permitted to disengage with said male connection part.