proximal guide section 34 and said internal guide section 35 a distal needle guide aperture 47 a receiving slot 31 to receive the needle trap 41 not shown a retaining area 44 a with an aperture 48 to receive said protrusion 21 said needle guard 22 having a compressed resilient member 19 positioned at the proximal end of said needle guard 22 said with the resilient member 19 exerting an extending force on said needle guard 22 with said needle guard 22 being releasable held in a compressed position by the protrusion 21 of the moveable latching arm 26 on said hub portion 15 an aperture for orienting said needle guard assembly 22 adjacent to said hub portion 12 said aperture having the hub protrusion 5 positioned therethrough said latching arm 26 having a protrusion 49 for engaging said needle guard assembly 22 when said needle guard 22 is urged toward said hub portion 12 said needle guard 22 engages protrusion 49 and manually moves said latching arm 26 in an outward manner ensuring said latching arm 26 moves outwardly releasing the hold on the needle guard assembly 22 fig6 is a cross sectional top view of fig6 containing the elements shown and described in fig6 with the releasably held needle guard assembly 22 being releasably held adjacent to said hub portion 15 said guard assembly 22 being movable by the stored energy present in the compressed resilient member 19 said resilient member 19 being slidably retained on said needle guard 22 by the notch or indentation 60 said movable needle trap 41 having a lead in area 33 for locating said resilient member 19.