It is described a needle storage magazine (1, 101 to 401) for storing and dispensing a plurality of needle assemblies (2, 102 to 402, 2, 202 to 402), the needle storage magazine (1, 101 to 401) comprising:- a plurality of mounting sleeves (1.2, 101.2 to 401.2) each adapted to mount an unused needle assembly (2, 102 to 402) or a used needle assembly (2, 102 to 402),- a case (1.1, 101.1 to 401.1) holding the mounting sleeves (1.2, 101.2 to 401.2) side by side, and- a feeding and storage mechanism (1.3, 101.3 to 401.3) which feeds one of the unused needle assemblies (2, 102 to 402) within the mounting sleeve (1.2, 101.2 to 401.2) to an opening (1.4, 101.4 to 401.4) as well as which draws back one of the used needle assemblies (2, 102 to 402) into the mounting sleeve (1.2, 101.2 to 401.2).
