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A tool for use with a medication vial and a syringe includes a housing having a top side, a bottom side, and a surrounding edge. A slotted aperture is defined in the housing and including a flange shaped to engage a vial cap. A cylindrical aperture is defined in the housing and sized to permit place

A tool for use with a medication vial and a syringe includes a housing having a top side, a bottom side, and a surrounding edge. A slotted aperture is defined in the housing and including a flange shaped to engage a vial cap. A cylindrical aperture is defined in the housing and sized to permit placement of a forward portion of the syringe including a cap into the cylindrical aperture. An actuator button is mounted to the housing, and a gripper is mounted within the housing having a pair of opposed edges. The gripper is responsive to movement of the actuator button to permit movement of the edges between a retracted position in which the edges are disposed away from a central portion of the cylindrical aperture, and an extended position in which the edges are displaced toward the central portion of the cylindrical aperture.

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What is claimed is: 1. A tool for use with at least one of a medication vial and a syringe, each of the vial and the syringe having a removable cap, the tool comprising: a housing having a top side, a bottom side, and a surrounding edge; a first aperture defined in an outer surface of the housing,

What is claimed is: 1. A tool for use with at least one of a medication vial and a syringe, each of the vial and the syringe having a removable cap, the tool comprising: a housing having a top side, a bottom side, and a surrounding edge; a first aperture defined in an outer surface of the housing, the first aperture including a flange shaped to engage the vial cap; a second aperture defined in the outer surface of the housing, the aperture sized to permit placement of a forward portion of the syringe including the syringe cap into the second aperture; an actuator button shiftably mounted to the housing and moveable between a first position and a second position; and a gripper mounted within the housing and having a pair of arms, each of the arms biased to a retracted position, the gripper responsive to movement of the actuator button to permit movement of the arms between the retracted position in which the arms are disposed away from a central axis of the second aperture, and an extended position in which the arms are disposed toward the central axis of the second aperture. 2. The tool of claim 1, wherein the gripper comprises biasing means for biasing the actuator button toward the first position. 3. The tool of claim 1, including a spring element engaging the actuator button and arranged to bias the actuator button toward the first position. 4. The tool of claim 1, wherein each arm carries an edge, the edge arranged to engage a portion of the syringe when the syringe is inserted into the second aperture, and the arms are arranged to bias the actuator button toward the first position. 5. The tool of claim 4, wherein the actuator button includes a camming surface, and wherein a portion of the arm is positioned to cam against the camming surface. 6. The tool of claim 1, wherein the arms are responsive to movement of the actuator button to permit simultaneous movement of the arms between the retracted position and the extended position. 7. The tool of claim 6, wherein the arms are attached to a central portion, and the arms are adapted to bias the actuator button toward the first position. 8. The tool of claim 7, wherein each of the arms includes a panel defining an edge, and the panel is arranged to extend perpendicular relative to an axis of the second aperture. 9. The tool of claim 1, wherein the housing includes at least one mounting groove, the mounting groove sized to receive the gripper to thereby permit securement of the gripper within the housing. 10. The tool of claim 1, including a slot defined in the housing adjacent the first aperture, the slot sized to permit passage of the vial cap through the slot. 11. A tool for use with at least one of a medication vial and a syringe, each of the vial and the syringe having a removable cap, the tool comprising: a housing having a top side, a bottom side, and a surrounding edge; a first aperture defined in an outer surface of the housing, the first aperture including a flange shaped to engage the vial cap; a slot defined in the housing adjacent the first aperture, the slot sized to permit passage of the vial cap through the slot; a second aperture defined in the outer surface of the housing, the aperture sized to permit placement of a forward portion of the syringe including the syringe cap into the second aperture; an actuator button shiftably mounted to the housing and moveable between a first position and a second position; and a gripper mounted within the housing and having at least one edge, the gripper responsive to movement of the actuator button to permit movement of the edge between a retracted position in which the edge is disposed away from a central axis of the second aperture, and an extended position in which the edge is disposed toward the central axis of the second aperture, wherein the housing is attached to a reservoir, the slot in communication with the reservoir, the reservoir being sized to receive a plurality of the vial caps, a lower portion of the housing including a plurality of tabs, an upper portion of the reservoir including a plurality of grooves, the grooves of the reservoir and the tabs of the housing cooperating to permit twisting attachment of the housing to the reservoir. 12. The tool of claim 11, including a base, each of the reservoir and the base including an upper portion having a plurality of grooves, and wherein the housing includes a plurality of tabs sized to engage the grooves of either the reservoir or the base, thereby permitting attachment of the housing to a selected one of the reservoir and the base. 13. The tool of claim 12, wherein a lower portion of the reservoir includes a plurality of tabs sized to engage the grooves of the base thereby permitting attachment of the reservoir to the base. 14. The tool of claim 1, the syringe having a cylindrical barrel, and wherein the second aperture comprises a cylinder sized to receive the barrel. 15. The tool of claim 14, wherein including a flange disposed adjacent an inner and of the cylinder, the flange sized to contact a foreword portion of the syringe to thereby limit travel of the barrel into the cylinder. 16. The tool of claim 1, wherein the actuator button is pivotally mounted to the housing. 17. A tool for use with a medication vial and a syringe, each of the vial and the syringe having a removable cap, the tool comprising: a housing having a top side, a bottom side, and a surrounding edge; a slotted aperture defined in an outer surface of the housing, the slotted aperture including a flange shaped to engage the vial cap; a cylindrical aperture defined in the outer surface of the housing, the cylindrical aperture sized to permit placement of a forward portion of the syringe including the syringe cap into the cylindrical aperture; an actuator button mounted to the housing; and a gripper mounted within the housing and having a pair of anns, the gripper responsive to movement of the actuator button to permit movement of the arms between a retracted position in which the arms are disposed away from a central portion of the cylindrical aperture, and an extended position in which the anns are displaced toward the central portion of the cylindrical aperture, wherein each of the arms is biased towards the retracted position. 18. The tool of claim 17, including a curved seat disposed adjacent the slotted aperture, the seat sized to receive a neck portion of the vial. 19. The tool of claim 18, wherein the slotted aperture is sized to permit passage of the vial cap through the slot. 20. The tool of claim 17, wherein the pair of arms is connected to a central portion of the gripper, and an edge is defined on each of the arms. 21. The tool of claim 17, wherein each of the arms includes a camming surface, each camming surface positioned to contact a portion of the actuator button to thereby bias the actuator button toward a first position corresponding to the retracted position of the gripper. 22. The tool of claim 21, wherein the portion of the actuator button comprises a pair of opposed angled surfaces defined on an underside of the actuator button. 23. The tool of claim 21, wherein each of the arms includes a panel defining an edge, and each panel is arranged to extend perpendicular relative to an axis of the cylindrical aperture. 24. The tool of claim 17, wherein a portion of each of the arms is arranged to cam against the actuator button to thereby bias the actuator button toward a first position corresponding to the retracted position of the gripper. 25. The tool of claim 24, wherein each of the arms is connected to a central portion of the gripper. 26. The tool of claim 17, wherein the housing includes a groove sized to receive the gripper to thereby permit securement of the gripper within the housing. 27. The tool of claim 17, wherein the cylindrical aperture includes a flange disposed adjacent an inner and of the cylindrical aperture, the flange sized to contact a forward portion of the syringe to thereby limit travel of the syringe into the cylindrical aperture. 28. The tool of claim 17, wherein the actuator button is shiftably mounted to the housing and moveable between a first the position corresponding to the retracted position and a second position corresponding to the extended position. 29. The tool of claim 17, wherein the syringe includes at least one of a tip cap and a needle cover, and wherein the arms are adapted to engage either one of the tip cap and the needle cover. 30. A tool for use with a medication vial and a syringe, each of the vial and the syringe having a removable cap, the tool comprising: a housing having a top side, a bottom side, and a surrounding edge; a slotted aperture defined in an outer surface of the housing, the slotted aperture including a flange shaped to engage the vial cap; a cylindrical aperture defined in the outer surface of the housing, the cylindrical aperture sized to permit placement of a forward portion of the syringe including the syringe cap into the cylindrical aperture; an actuator button mounted to the housing; and a gripper mounted within the housing and having a pair of opposed edges, the gripper responsive to movement of the actuator button to permit movement of the edges between a retracted position in which the edges are disposed away from a central portion of the cylindrical aperture, and an extended position in which the edges are displaced toward the central portion of the cylindrical aperture, wherein the housing is attached to a reservoir, the slotted aperture is in communication with the reservoir, and the reservoir is sized to receive a plurality of the vial caps, and wherein a lower portion of the housing includes a plurality of tabs, an upper portion of the reservoir includes a plurality of grooves, the grooves of the reservoir and the tabs of the housing cooperating to permit attachment of the housing to the reservoir. 31. The tool of claim 30, including a base, each of the reservoir and the base including an upper portion having a plurality of grooves, and wherein the housing includes a lower portion having a plurality of tabs sized to engage the grooves of either the reservoir or the base, thereby permitting attachment of the housing to a selected one of the reservoir and the base. 32. The tool of claim 31, wherein a lower portion of the reservoir includes a plurality of tabs sized to engage the grooves of the base thereby permitting attachment of the reservoir to the base. 33. A tool system comprising: a syringe having a generally cylindrical forward portion and at least one of a tip cap and a needle cover; a medication vial having a neck and a removable cap; a tool, the tool comprising: a housing having a slotted aperture in an outer surface of the housing, the slotted aperture including a flange shaped to engage the vial cap, the housing further including a cylindrical aperture in the outer surface of the housing, the cylindrical aperture sized to permit placement of the forward portion of the syringe including at least one of the syringe cap and the needle cover into the cylindrical aperture; an actuator button mounted to the housing; and a gripper including a pair of arms disposed within the housing, the arms responsive to movement of the actuator button between a first position and a second position, the arms when in the first position are disposed away from a central portion of the cylindrical aperture, the arms, when in the second position, are disposed toward the central portion of the cylindrical aperture, wherein the arms are biased away from one another towards the first position. 34. The tool system of claim 33, wherein the tool includes a curved seat disposed adjacent the slotted aperture, the seat sized to receive the neck portion of the vial, the flange sized to grip and remove the vial cap in response to movement of the vial relative to the housing. 35. The tool system of claim 33, wherein the slotted aperture of the tool is sized to permit passage of the vial cap through the slot, and including a reservoir sized to receive the removed vial cap. 36. The tool system of claim 33, wherein the arms of the tool are attached to a central portion of the gripper. 37. The tool system of claim 36, wherein each of the arms of the tool comprises an edge defined on a corresponding one of the arms, each edge arranged to extend perpendicular relative to an axis of the cylindrical aperture. 38. The tool system of claim 33, wherein each of the arms of the tool includes a camming surface, each camming surface positioned to contact a portion of the actuator button to thereby bias the actuator button toward a first position corresponding to the retracted position of the arms. 39. The tool system of claim 38, wherein the portion of the actuator button of the tool comprises a pair of angled surfaces defined on an underside of the actuator button. 40. The tool system of claim 33, wherein the housing of the tool includes a seat sized to receive the gripper to thereby permit securement of the gripper within the housing. 41. The tool system of claim 33, wherein the cylindrical aperture of the tool includes a stop flange disposed adjacent an inner and of the cylindrical aperture, the stop flange sized to contact the forward portion of the syringe to thereby limit travel of the syringe into the cylindrical aperture. 42. The tool system of claim 33, wherein the actuator button of the tool is pivotally mounted to the housing and moveable between a first the position corresponding to the retracted position of the gripper and a second position corresponding to the extended position of the gripper. 43. A tool system comprising: a syringe having a generally cylindrical forward portion and at least one of a tip cap and a needle cover; a medication vial having a neck and a removable cap; a tool, the tool comprising: a housing having a slotted aperture in an outer surface of the housing, the slotted aperture including a flange shaped to engage the vial cap, the housing further including a cylindrical aperture in the outer surface of the housing, the cylindrical aperture sized to permit placement of the forward portion of the syringe including at least one of the syringe cap and the needle cover into the cylindrical aperture; an actuator button mounted to the housing; and a pair of grippers disposed within the housing, the grippers responsive to movement of the actuator button between a first position and a second position, the grippers when in the first position are disposed away from a central portion of the cylindrical aperture, the gripers when in the second position are disposed toward the central portion of the cylindrical aperture, wherein the housing is attached to a reservoir, the slotted aperture in communication with the reservoir, the reservoir sized to receive a plurality of the vial caps and a plurality of at least one of the needle cover and the needle cap, the tool including a base, each of the reservoir and the base including an upper portion, and wherein a lower portion of the housing is adapted for releasable attachment to the upper portion of a selected one of the reservoir and the base. 44. The tool system of claim 43, wherein a lower portion of the housing of the tool is attached to an upper portion of the reservoir. 45. The tool system of claim 44, wherein the lower portion of the housing of the tool and the upper portion of the reservoir comprises a tab in groove connection. 46. A method of preparing medication for delivery to a user comprising the steps of: providing a syringe having a generally cylindrical forward portion and at least one of a tip cap and a needle cover; providing a medication vial having a neck and a removable cap; providing a tool adapted to remove a selected one of the tip cap and the needle cover from the syringe and further adapted to remove the cap from the medication vial; providing the tool with a slotted aperture having a flange shaped to engage the vial cap; providing the tool with a cylindrical aperture sized to permit placement of the forward portion of the syringe including at least one of the syringe cap and the needle cover into the cylindrical aperture; providing a gripper having a pair of arms disposed on opposite sides of the cylindrical aperture, the arms responsive to movement of an actuator button, the actuator button permitting generally simultaneous movement of the arms between a retracted position and an extended position, the arms biased towards the retracted position; positioning the medication vial in the slotted aperture with the vial cap engaging the flange; shifting the medication vial relative to the housing such that the cap is removed from the vial; placing the forward portion of the syringe into the cylindrical aperture until the forward portion of the syringe abuts the stop flange; moving the actuator button such that the arms grip a removable component on the syringe; and withdrawing the syringe from the cylindrical aperture such that the removable component is removed form the syringe.