Vial access spike assembly

A spike assembly comprising:

• a neck having an aperture therein;
• an elongate spike having a proximal end and a sharp point at a distal end and defining a hollow cannula, the elongate spike extending from a first face of the neck;
• a luer connection portion extending from a second face of the neck, the luer connection portion arranged coaxially with the elongate spike and having an interior portion in fluid communication with the aperture of the neck and the hollow cannula of the elongate spike;
• a first gripping wing member disposed at a first end of the neck;
• a second gripping wing member disposed at a second end of the neck;
• and
• a pointed tang extending from the first face of the neck and spaced from a longitudinal axis of the elongate spike.

A method of withdrawing the contents of a vial comprising:

• engaging a vial access assembly to a syringe, the vial access assembly including a neck having an aperture therein, an elongate spike having a proximal end and a sharp point at a distal end and defining a hollow cannula, the elongate spike extending from a first face of the neck, a luer connection portion extending from a second face of the neck, the luer connection portion arranged coaxially with the elongate spike and having an interior portion in fluid communication with the aperture of the neck and the hollow cannula of the elongate spike, a first gripping wing member disposed at a first end of the neck, a second gripping wing member disposed at a second end of the neck;
• penetrating a stopper of a vial spike and grippingly engaging the vial with the first and second wing members;
• injecting contents of the syringe into the vial;
• withdrawing the contents of the vial;
• disengaging the vial access assembly from the syringe while maintaining the penetration of the stopper by the vial spike;
• and
• attaching a luer tip of the syringe to a female luer connector and injecting the contents withdrawn from the vial into the syringe into the connector.