Becton, Dickinson and Company
Piercing Member for Vial Adapter

Abstract:

A vial adapter includes a body having a component connection interface and a vial connection interface, with the component connection interface configured to engage a connection interface of a mating component, a pressure equalization assembly including a chamber configured to expand from a first volume to a second volume larger than the first volume, and a piercing member having a first end connected to the body and a second end positioned opposite the first end. The second end of the piercing member includes a piercing point configured to pierce a closure of a vial, with the first and second fluid ports extending from a position intermediate the first and second ends of the piercing member to the second end of the piercing member. The first and second fluid ports and a portion of the piercing member define a V-shaped profile at the second end of the piercing member.