Patent ID: 8377013

Claim:
A needle for use in a surgical procedure comprising: an outer cannula including a hollow shaft portion defining an interior space and having a first wall and a second wall, wherein a first aperture extends through the first wall of the outer cannula and a second aperture extends through the second wall of the outer cannula; and an inner cannula disposed within the interior space of the shaft portion of the outer cannula, the inner cannula including a hollow shaft portion defining an interior space, the inner cannula being selectively movable relative to the outer cannula between a first orientation, wherein communication is provided from the interior space of the inner cannula to the first aperture provided in the outer cannula, and a second orientation, wherein communication is provided from the interior space of the inner cannula to the second aperture provided in the outer cannula, wherein the hollow shaft portion of the inner cannula has an aperture provided therein that provides communication from the interior space of the inner cannula to the first aperture provided in the outer cannula when the inner cannula is in the first orientation and provides communication from the interior space of the inner cannula to the second aperture provided in the outer cannula when the inner cannula is in the second orientation.