Device for connecting a vial to a container or to a fluid line and transferring the contents of a vial to a container or a fluid line as well as a method for doing so and use of such a device

A method for connecting a vial [1] to a container or to a fluid line and transferring the contents of the vial [1] into a container or a fluid line, wherein the device has a first holder [4] for a connecting device [8], a second holder [5] for a vial [1] and actuating means [7], characterized in that the method comprises the following steps:

• catch engagement of the connecting device [8] in the first holder [4] provided for this purpose,
• catch engagement of the vial [1] in the second holder [5] provided for this purpose,
• combining the vial [1] and the connecting device [8] by activating the actuating means [7], wherein the puncture device [14] punctures the septum of the vial [1],
• opening the flow path by rotation of the housing [13] of the connecting device [8] about the inside part [12];
• closing the flow path through rotation of the housing [13] of the connecting device [8] about the inside part [12];
• activating the actuating lever [7] for disconnecting the vial [1] and the connecting device [8];
• and
• removing the vial [1] from the second holder [5] and the connecting device [8] from the first holder [4].