Patent ID: 8540686

Claim:
A vial access cannula comprising: a needle hub; a cannula portion connected to the needle hub and having a centrally disposed lumen, wherein said centrally disposed lumen terminates in at least one distal opening and is in fluid communication with said needle hub; a solid tip member disposed distal to said at least one distal opening, wherein said solid tip member includes at least one blade having at least one beveled face that extends to a cutting edge, and wherein a blunt distal-most tip of the solid tip member is defined by the union of a plurality of edges, at least one of the plurality of edges disposed at an angle of less than about 45° from a vertical plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the cannula; and at least one planar lateral facet defining an outwardly facing exterior surface of the vial access cannula, the at least one planar lateral facet spanning an exterior distal region of said cannula portion and an exterior proximal region of said solid tip member, and the at least one lateral facet includes a medial groove running distally from said at least one distal opening and terminates proximal to said at least one blade.