A gastropexy kit, comprising: a plurality of safety needle assemblies, each safety needle assembly comprising: a needle including a shaft having a sharp open distal end with a slot therein and an open proximal end, the proximal end having a needle hub thereon, the needle hub having an opening therethrough which is continuous with an opening provided through the shaft of the needle, the needle hub including at least one recess; a stylus, the stylus having a shaft including a blunt distal end and a proximal end having a stylus hub thereon, the stylus hub including a retainer; and a fastener having a suture coupled thereto, the fastener positioned in the distal end of the needle with the suture extending through the slot, characterised in that: when the stylus is held in a first position, the stylus is positioned inside of the needle and the blunt distal end of the stylus extends a distance toward the open distal end of the needle but is retained within the shaft of the needle by a portion of the retainer held in one recess in the needle hub, and when the stylus hub is pushed to move the blunt distal end of the stylus within the shaft of the needle, the stylus moves within the shaft and contacts the fastener therein thereby ejecting the fastener from the shaft, the blunt distal end extends beyond the sharp distal end of the needle and the portion of the retainer is positioned in another recess in the needle hub, thereby rendering the safety needle assembly in a blunted condition, the portion of the retainer configured to non-releasably couple to the needle to provide an unmovable position of the stylus with respect to the needle to maintain the blunted condition. a plurality of safety needle assemblies, each safety needle assembly comprising: a needle including a shaft having a sharp open distal end with a slot therein and an open proximal end, the proximal end having a needle hub thereon, the needle hub having an opening therethrough which is continuous with an opening provided through the shaft of the needle, the needle hub including at least one recess; a stylus, the stylus having a shaft including a blunt distal end and a proximal end having a stylus hub thereon, the stylus hub including a retainer; and a fastener having a suture coupled thereto, the fastener positioned in the distal end of the needle with the suture extending through the slot, characterised in that: when the stylus is held in a first position, the stylus is positioned inside of the needle and the blunt distal end of the stylus extends a distance toward the open distal end of the needle but is retained within the shaft of the needle by a portion of the retainer held in one recess in the needle hub, and when the stylus hub is pushed to move the blunt distal end of the stylus within the shaft of the needle, the stylus moves within the shaft and contacts the fastener therein thereby ejecting the fastener from the shaft, the blunt distal end extends beyond the sharp distal end of the needle and the portion of the retainer is positioned in another recess in the needle hub, thereby rendering the safety needle assembly in a blunted condition, the portion of the retainer configured to non-releasably couple to the needle to provide an unmovable position of the stylus with respect to the needle to maintain the blunted condition. a needle including a shaft having a sharp open distal end with a slot therein and an open proximal end, the proximal end having a needle hub thereon, the needle hub having an opening therethrough which is continuous with an opening provided through the shaft of the needle, the needle hub including at least one recess; a stylus, the stylus having a shaft including a blunt distal end and a proximal end having a stylus hub thereon, the stylus hub including a retainer; and a fastener having a suture coupled thereto, the fastener positioned in the distal end of the needle with the suture extending through the slot, when the stylus is held in a first position, the stylus is positioned inside of the needle and the blunt distal end of the stylus extends a distance toward the open distal end of the needle but is retained within the shaft of the needle by a portion of the retainer held in one recess in the needle hub, and when the stylus hub is pushed to move the blunt distal end of the stylus within the shaft of the needle, the stylus moves within the shaft and contacts the fastener therein thereby ejecting the fastener from the shaft, the blunt distal end extends beyond the sharp distal end of the needle and the portion of the retainer is positioned in another recess in the needle hub, thereby rendering the safety needle assembly in a blunted condition, the portion of the retainer configured to non-releasably couple to the needle to provide an unmovable position of the stylus with respect to the needle to maintain the blunted condition.