A WINGED NEEDLE SET IS DISCLOSED. THE WINGED NEEDLE (10) SET HAS A HOUSING (20) AND OPPOSED WINGS (225, 230) WHICH CAN BE GRASPED BETWEEN THE FINGERS FOR INSERTION OF THE NEEDLE (10) INTO A BODY. THE WINGED NEEDLE SET HAS A FINNED MEMBER (30) WHICH IS ROTATABLE ABOUT THE AXIS OF THE NEEDLE (10). ROTATION OF THE FINNED MEMBER (30) TOWARDS ONE OF THE WINGS (225, 230) ACTUATES A NEEDLE SHIELD (110), WHICH MOVES ALONG THE NEEDLE (10) IN THE DISTAL DIRECTION. IN ONE EMBODIMENT, THE NEEDLE SHIELD (110) HAS INCLUDES A BLOCKING OBJECT (SUCH AS A BALL (122)), A BIASING SPRING (180) AND A HOLDER FOR THE BLOCKING OBJECT.