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1. A needle safety assembly comprising a needle and a protective cover for the needle,
wherein the needle is attached to a needle hub which has wings provided on opposite sides of the needle hub and which can be moved relative to the protective cover from a position of use in which at least the tip of the needle is outside of the protective cover into a retracted position in which the needle is fully received in the protective cover, wherein the protective cover is of generally tubular shape and defines two opposite axial slots which extend from a distal end of the protective cover towards a tubular base portion of the protective cover, wherein the slots are adapted to receive the wings when the needle hub moves into the protective cover, and wherein the needle safety assembly further comprises a locking mechanism adapted to secure the needle hub inside the protective cover when the needle hub is in the retracted position. |
