Patent ID: 8894627

Claim:
A process of operating an automation system for effectuating transport of a medicament, the process comprising the steps of: attaching a vial adapter assembly to a preselected vial containing a quantity of a medicament into an automation system, the vial adapter assembly including a first seal and a second seal, and the vial being capped by a stopper; loading the preselected vial having the vial adapter assembly attached thereto into the automation system; loading syringes into the automation system; loading a plurality of syringe adapters into the automation system; performing a medicament extraction process, including the steps of: selecting an appropriate syringe; connecting a syringe adapter assembly to the selected syringe; moving the selected syringe and syringe adapter assembly into connection with the loaded vial and vial adapter assembly, wherein a seal of the syringe adapter assembly makes connection with the first seal of the vial adapter assembly; advancing the syringe toward the loaded vial while the stopper of the loaded vial is in abutting engagement with the second seal of the vial adapter assembly; penetrating a transfer needle of the vial adapter assembly through the second seal of the vial adapter assembly and through the stopper of the vial, withdrawing a plunger of the syringe relative to a barrel of the syringe to begin withdrawing a fluid from the loaded vial; advancing the plunger relative to the barrel of the syringe to inject fluid back into the loaded vial; and withdrawing the plunger relative to the barrel of the syringe to withdraw the fluid from the loaded vial to complete a transfer of a medicament from the loaded vial to the syringe; and disengaging the syringe from the vial adapter assembly.