Patent ID: 8226628

Claim:
A communicating needle for connecting two or more containers in fluid communication, comprising: a piercing tip having an outlet opening formed thereon; and a seal member integrally formed with the communicating needle to seal the outlet opening, and a seal body that covers the communicating needle, wherein the communicating needle is formed of a hard plastic, wherein the seal member is configured to come off the communicating needle when acted upon by an external force to open the outlet opening on the communicating needle, and wherein the seal body is configured to cover at least the piercing tip of the communicating needle with which the seal member is integrally formed, such that the seal member is configured to come off the communicating needle and remains within the seal body as the communicating needle is moved within the seal body wherein the communicating needle is configured to pierce the seal body and or the seal members come off the communicating needle when the seal body rotates around the axis of the communicating needle.