Patent ID: 7147608

Claim:
A blood collecting needle comprising a hub having a hole axially formed therein and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, a needle tube having a distal end and a proximal end inserted into the hole of the hub and having a sharp edge on the distal end and a sharp edge on the proximal end which ends respectively project from the distal end portion and the proximal end portion of the hub, and a resilient cap mounted airtightly on the proximal end portion of the hub and capable of accommodating a portion of the needle tube and the sharp edge on the proximal end of the needle tube, wherein the hub has a shoulder portion intermediate the distal end portion and the proximal end portion, a thread portion formed on the periphery of the proximal end portion of the hub, and a small diameter portion formed on the periphery of the hub adjacent the thread portion and between the shoulder portion and the thread portion, and wherein the minor diameter of the thread portion is larger than the diameter of the small diameter portion.