Abstract: A safety introducer needle assembly having an introducer needle defining an axial direction, the needle having an outer surface and an inner surface defining a lumen which extends along the length of the needle in the axial direction; the outer surface defined by a wall of the needle forming a needle shaft that extend along the axial direction having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end connected to a needle hub and the distal end comprising a sharp bevelled tip wherein the needle has a roughened or echogenic region having echogenic features; and a needle tip protector housed in a safety barrel and slidably arranged on the needle shaft from moving beyond the needle tip and wherein the safety barrel is engageably attached to the needle hub.