Patent ID: 7267653

Claim:
A blood collection needle comprising: a needle tube having a distal end for puncturing a patient's skin; a needle tube having a distal end for puncturing a rubber plug which seals a blood collection tube; a hub for securing respective proximal portions of the two needle tubes and having an internal passage being capable of bringing the two needle tubes into communication with each other; a resilient cap fitted to the hub in a liquid-tight manner so as to enclose the distal end of the needle tube for puncturing the rubber plug; and a valve member disposed in the internal passage of the hub which allows only a blood flow from the needle tube for puncturing the patient to the needle tube for puncturing the rubber plug, wherein the valve member includes (1) a bowl portion having a bottom, a wall and an opening opposite the bottom and disposed so that an opening of the bowl portion faces the needle tube for puncturing the rubber plug and (2) a guiding portion provided on a bottom surface of the bowl portion for causing the valve member to move to a predetermined position in the internal passage which closes the internal passage.