Syringe needle guard assembly

A syringe needle guard assembly for a syringe having an ejection hub adapted to allow fluid to be ejected therethrough from the syringe comprising:

• a hypodermic needle retaining body having an inlet side longitudinally spaced from an outlet side and adapted to be attached to the ejection hub of the syringe to receive fluid therefrom to said inlet side of said body, a hypodermic needle retained longitudinally in and through said body with an inlet portion and an outlet portion respectively extending from said inlet and outlet sides of said body to allow fluid to flow longitudinally therethrough between said body inlet and outlet sides, a needle outlet guard having a longitudinal cavity adapted to receive said needle outlet portion thereinto for guarding said needle, a hinge portion pivotally securing said outlet guard to said body at a lateral side thereof and adjacent said outlet side of said body, to allow said needle outlet guard to pivot to and away from said needle outlet portion for respectively positioning said guard over and away from said needle, said needle outlet guard having means for retaining said outlet guard over said outlet needle portion to guard said needle portion, and a needle inlet guard having an internal cavity adapted to receive said inlet portion of said retaining body and said hinge of said outlet guard thereinto for guarding said inlet needle portion and retaining and positioning said inlet and outlet needle guards on said needle body.