Abstract: An improved safety syringe device includes a shield from which a vacuum needle extends and retracts, a vial that is telescopically received within a cavity of the shield and that attaches to the vacuum needle at its distal end, and a ring rotatably connected around a portion of the vial near its distal end. The vial includes a protrusion that engages with a tab on the ring to move the tab within a channel defined on the interior surface of the shield cavity. The safety syringe device further includes a temporary locking feature to maintain the vial at a generally fixed position within the shield during use of the syringe.

Abstract: A fluid collection device includes a receptacle for holding a fluid collecting vial and a shield that telescopically receives a portion of the receptacle. The receptacle and shield have closed distal ends with aligned apertures for receiving a vacuum needle. The receptacle is axially displaced within the shield between two releasable locking positions. The first releasable locking position is a “needle exposure” position, wherein the needle is exposed outside of the shield and is ready for use. The second releasable locking position is a “needle storage” position, wherein the needle is completely withdrawn into the shield for protective storage during nonuse. The receptacle has at least one locking tab and at least one engaging tab, and the shield has at least one slot and at least one barrier for receiving and engaging the locking tab and engaging tab, respectively.