Patent ID: 8684176
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An adapter for use with a container system including a receptacle, and a lid having an aperture configured and dimensioned for engagement with a first needle system having a first needle configuration, the adapter comprising: structure facilitating releasable connection of the adapter with the aperture in the lid such that relative movement between the adapter and the lid is inhibited, the adapter being configured and dimensioned to modify the configuration of the aperture in the lid to facilitate engagement with a second needle system having a second, different needle configuration for detaching a needle portion of the second needle system, wherein the adapter includes side walls extending between an upper edge and a lower edge, the lower edge extending outward from the side walls, and a flange extends downward and outward from the lower edge, the flange being configured and dimensioned for engaging the aperture in the lid to inhibit removal of the adapter from the aperture in the lid.