Patent ID: 7261698

Claim:
A transfer needle safety apparatus comprising: a shield having a wide diameter proximal end side-wall defining a cavity and a rim defining a substantially full diameter proximal opening, said shield having a narrower diameter distal end wall with an open tubular extension extending distally therefrom, said shield having an inner contour adapted to receive a wide body collection vessel; and a removable sleeve configured and dimensioned to be releasably retained within said cavity and self align coaxially therewith, said removable sleeve comprising an inner cylinder defining an open proximal end and an open distal end and having an inside diameter adapted for receiving a narrow body collection vessel; wherein the removable sleeve is configured and dimensioned to be positionable within the cavity of the shield such that a narrow body collection vessel can be received in the inner cylinder and the removable sleeve is configured and dimensioned to be removable from the cavity of the shield such that a wide body collection vessel having a width greater than the narrow body collection vessel can be received within the cavity of the shield.