Needle dispenser system and hand tool for same

A needle dispensing system comprising:

• a pen-type hypodermic syringe having a threaded end;
• a closed pod containing a disposable needle assembly having a threaded portion that is complementary to said threaded end;
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• a hand tool having a handle comprising a cylindrical wall that defines an interior chamber and including a rounded proximal end edge having a first inner diameter so as to define an opening that is in communication with said interior chamber, a second larger inner diameter adjacent to said first inner diameter so as to define a first annular shoulder, and a third inner diameter adjacent to and larger than said second inner diameter so as to define a second annular shoulder, wherein a distal-most portion of said cylindrical wall flairs radially outwardly so as to form a guard;
• a face plate comprising a convex disk having an outer diameter that is substantially equal to a diameter of said guard, a central opening defined through said face plate by an annular wall that projects outwardly from a rear, concave surface of said face plate, and a peripheral recessed groove that is circumferentially defined in an inner peripheral edge of said face plate that is complementary to said annular wall of said guard;
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• a including a collet sized so as to releasable grip a portion of said closed pod for opening, and a biased release button the actuation of which causes said opened pod to be released from said collet.