Patent ID: 7243792

Claim:
A container system for removing a needle portion from a needle holder of a needle system, said container system comprising: a receptacle defining an opening; a lid configured to cover said receptacle opening, said lid defining a lid aperture having a shape configured to contact a surface of a first needle system having a first configuration, thereby facilitating removal of the needle portion of the first needle system from the needle holder of the first needle system; and an adapter configured for engagement in said lid aperture and to resist rotation of said adapter with respect to said lid, said adapter defining an adapter aperture having a shape configured to contact a surface of a second needle system having a second configuration, thereby facilitating removal of the needle portion of the second needle system from the needle holder of the second needle system, wherein said lid aperture is at least partially defined by converging wall portions positioned to contact a release mechanism of the needle holder of the first needle system to expand an opening defined in the needle holder to release the needle portion from the needle holder, and wherein the adapter aperture is at least partially defined by a rectangular portion positioned to contact a substantially rectangular portion of the needle holder of the second needle system thereby facilitating rotation and release of the needle portion from the needle holder.