#$%^&*AU2012244101B220141002.pdf#####SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAFE MEDICAMENT TRANSPORT ABSTRACT A medicament transport system includes a syringe adapter assembly； and a vial adapter assembly including a base defining an opening having a seal member disposed therewithin, a stem extending from the base and defining a lumen therethrough and an opening through a wall thereof, a needle shuttle valve slidably disposed within the lumen 5 of the stem and supporting a transfer needle and a vacuum needle； and a vacuum cup slidably supported on the stem, wherein a vacuum chamber is defined in the space between the base, the stem and the vacuum cup. The medicament transport system includes a condition where the transfer needle and the vacuum needles penetrate the seal member of the vial adapter assembly, and the vacuum cup is moved to draw a vacuum through the 10 vacuum needle. An automation system is provided that utilizes a medicament transport system for forming a medicament solution from a liquid/non-liquid solution.
