Described is a safety needle device comprising a needle hub including a guide track, a needle coupled to the needle hub, and a needle shield telescopically coupled to the needle hub. The guide track includes a first axial section, a second axial section, and a locking section. The needle has a distal tip. The needle shield includes a radial protrusion adapted to engage the guide track. When the needle shield is in a first axial position and a first angular position relative to the needle hub, the radial protrusion is in the first axial section and the needle shield covers the distal tip of the needle. When the needle shield is in a second axial position and a second angular position, the radial protrusion is in the second axial section and the distal tip of the needle is exposed from the needle shield. When the needle shield is in a third axial position and a third angular position, the radial protrusion is adjacent the locking section and the needle shield covers the distal tip of the needle. The locking section is adapted to engage the radial protrusion to prevent movement of the needle shield to the second axial position. A spring applies an axially biasing force and a rotationally biasing force on the needle shield relative to the needle hub . The axially biasing force biases the needle shield toward the first axial position and the third axial position, and the rotationally biasing force biases the needle shield toward the third angular position relative to the needle hub.
