Patent ID: 8152770

Claim:
A medical device having a use position and a non-use position, comprising: a housing having first and second portions each having respective first and second ends, the second portion having a first position in the use position and a second position in the non-use position, the first housing portion extending along an axis; a longitudinal member having first and second ends, the longitudinal member extending from the housing along the axis in the use position and being captured by the first housing portion in the non-use position; and a needle extending from the device in the use position and not extending from the device in the non-use position, wherein the first end of the longitudinal member is coupled to a first end of the second housing portion, the second end of the first housing portion is coupled to the second end of the second housing portion, and the second housing portion includes first and second pieces pivotably coupled to each other such that the second housing portion is generally flat in the use position and the first and second housing portions pivot to capture the needle in the non-use position, and wherein the second housing portion includes a slot for enabling transition of the device from the use position to the non-use position unencumbered by the needle.