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1. A connector cap for a vial sealed by an elastomeric septum, said connector cap comprising:
a vial collar comprising a vial collar body defining a collar aperture to be positioned in overlying registry with the septum of the vial, and a needle holder comprising a needle holder body having a first portion providing a means for engaging the first end of an elongate needle in registry with the collar aperture and a second portion for securing an opposed second end of the needle, said needle holder body being moveable with respect to said vial collar between a first position spaced from said vial collar and a second position proximate said vial collar, such that the free end of the first portion of a needle held by said needle holder will puncture through the vial septum, wherein said first and second portions of said needle holder body cause a needle held thereby to be bent between the first and second ends of the needle. |