Medicinal vial and needle assembly

Claim 1

A MEDICINAL VIAL AND NEEDLE CONTAINER ASSEMBLY, COMPRISING A HYPODERMIC NEEDLE HUB SECTION PROVIDED WITH A HYPODERMIC NEEDLE MOUNTED AXIALLY THEREIN, SAID NEEDLE HAVING ONE END FORMING AN INJECTION CANNULA AND THE OTHER END FORMING A CLOSURE PIERCING CANNULA, A SLEEVE SECTION FORMED INTEGRALLY WITH SAID HUB SECTION AND EXTENDING AXIALLY FROM THE SAID HUB SECTION DISPOSED SYMMETRICALLY ABOUT THE SAID PIERCING CANNULA AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE THEREIN A MEDICINAL VIAL, A MEDICINAL VIAL MOUNTED IN SAID SLEEVE SECTION AND ADAPTED TO BE OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH THE SAID HYPODERMIC NEEDLE, A PROTECTIVE SHEATH MEMBER REMOVABLY CONNECTED WITH THE SAID HUB SECTION ENCLOSING SAID INJECTION CANNULA, A CONTAINER ADAPTED TO REMOVABLY SUPPORT THEREIN THE SAID VIAL AND NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND FRICTIONALLY ENGAGE THE SAID SLEEVE SECTION WITH THE MEDICINAL VIAL SUPPORTED THEREIN WITHOUT CONTACTING SAID MEDICINAL VIAL, SAID CONTAINER BEING PROVIDED WITH AN AXIAL PASSAGE IN ONE END WALL THEREOF WHICH FRICTIONALLY AND SEALABLY ENGAGES THE SAID SHEATH ADJACENT THE HUB SECTION WITH WHICH THE SAID SHEATH IS ASSOCIATED, WHEREBY THE SAID NEEDLE AND HUB ASSEMBLY IS REMOVABLY AND SEALABLY SUPPORTED WITHIN THE SAID CONTAINER BODY.