Forward blunting wingset with leaf spring driven shield

A shieldable needle wingset for blood collection comprising:

• a fixture for connecting the wingset to a receptacle;
• a flexible tube having opposed first and second ends, said first end of said flexible tube being connected to said fixture;
• a wingset housing mounted to said second end of said flexible tube, said wingset housing including a first lateral section having a first lateral wing and a first dorsal fin, and a second lateral section having a second lateral wing and a second dorsal fin, said first lateral section and said second lateral section interconnected at a rearward end of said wingset housing forming a hub portion;
• a needle cannula including a forward end and a rearward end, said needle cannula extending from said hub portion of said wingset housing;
• a tip guard axially movable along said needle cannula between a retracted position where said forward end of said needle cannula is exposed and an extended position where said tip guard protectively surrounds said forward end of said needle cannula;
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• a leaf spring for biasing said tip guard to said extended position including a first end anchored to said wingset housing between said first dorsal fin and said second dorsal fin, and a second end anchored to said tip guard, said leaf spring capable of being retained in a biased state between said first dorsal fin and said second dorsal fin when said tip guard is in said retracted position.