Devices and methods for protecting a user from a sharp tip of a medical needle

A device comprising:

• a central body portion;
• a medical needle located in the central body portion having (i) a first end in fluid connection with a delivery tube and (ii) a second end distal from the central body portion including the sharp tip, the medical needle being substantially perpendicular to the delivery tube;
• a pair of wings each having a groove and having an inner region and an outer region, the inner region of each wing in attachment to the central body portion, the outer region of each wing extending away from the central body portion, the pair of wings being selectively positionable from an open position to a closed position, the wings in the open position being spaced apart from each other to expose the medical needle to allow placement of the medical needle into a treatment site and delivery of a medicinal fluid, the wings in the closed position covering the sharp tip of the medical needle in the groove to protect against accidental needle stick injury from the medical needle, and, for each wing, a width of the inner region at the central body portion being smaller than a width of the outer region at an opposite side of the wing;
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• a mechanical fastener disposed on at least one wing of the pair of wings, the mechanical fastener configured to selectively attach the pair of wings together in the closed position with the medical needle positioned therebetween to protect against accidental needle stick injury from the sharp tip of the medical needle.

A device comprising:

• a central body portion;
• a medical needle located in the central body portion having (i) a first end in fluid connection with a delivery tube and (ii) a second end distal from the central body portion including the sharp tip, the medical needle being substantially perpendicular to the delivery tube;
• a pair of trapezoidal wings each having a groove and having an inner region and an outer region, the inner region of each wing in attachment to the central body portion, the outer region of each wing extending away from the central body portion, the pair of wings being selectively positionable from an open position to a closed position, the wings in the open position being spaced apart from each other to expose the medical needle to allow placement of the medical needle into a treatment site and delivery of a medicinal fluid, the wings in the closed position covering the sharp tip of the medical needle in the groove to protect against accidental needle stick injury from the medical needle, and, for each wing, a width of the inner region at the central body portion being smaller than a width of the outer region at an opposite side of the wing;
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• securing means to selectively attach the pair of wings together in the closed position with the medical needle positioned therebetween to protect against accidental needle stick injury from the sharp tip of the medical needle.