Guide member for a vial

Claim 1

A guide member for use with a capped vial of the type having a recess receiving a vessel therein, the vessel having a lip thereon, a resilient septum overlying the recess, the cap of the vial having an access aperture exposing a portion of the septum, the guide member comprising: a main portion having a first, central, unobstructed guide passage therethrough sized to receive a syringe needle in a close-fitting supported relationship and guide the same to an entry point in the septum; a downwardly depending boss projecting from the main portion of the guide member, the boss being sized and configured for receipt within the access aperture such that when positioned a clearance volume is defined between the lower end of the guide member and the upper surface of the septum; the main portion having a second unobstructed guide passage therein communicating with the clearance volume, the axis of the second passage defining a predetermined angle in with respect of the first passage such that a second needle is guided in a close-fitting supported relationship to intersect the septum at point spaced from the entry point and to enter through the septum in the vicinity of the lip of the vessel.