Patent ID: 8100857

Claim:
A system for covering the puncture site made by a hypodermic needle having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a sharpened distal end comprising: a sliding member having a distal end with a opening and one or more sides extending proximally from the distal end that are non-orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the hypodermic needle, wherein the one or more sides has an inner surface and an outer surface, the sliding member axially mounted upon said needle and operative to move along the length thereof; and a protective covering mounted on only a portion of the outer surface of at least one of the sides of said sliding member and having a protrusion that extends at least partially distal to the distal end of the sliding member, the protective covering having an absorbent coupled to an adhesive for securing the covering about the puncture site, the protective covering being deployable from the at least one side by use of the protrusion to lie over and cover said puncture site formed by said distal end of said needle.