Patent ID: 8028395

Claim:
A method for forming a high flow insufflation needle stylet, comprising: providing a flat sheet of metal; forming pilot holes in the sheet of metal proximate opposed edges of the sheet of metal; forming a strip within the sheet, the strip remaining affixed to the sheet at all times during forming by at least one support tab, the strip being in the configuration of a flat pattern of the stylet; progressively forming the strip into a stylet having a distal section, an intermediate section and a proximal section extending proximally of the intermediate section, the distal section being formed into a substantially cylindrical shape having a closed distal end, the intermediate section and the proximal section being formed into a partial cylindrical shape with edges of the strip in the intermediate section and the proximal section being formed to between about 90° and 180° apart with the proximal section having an open proximal end; and trimming the stylet from the sheet by cutting the at least one support tab.