Patent ID: 8187291

Claim:
A method of injecting a needle into an injection site, comprising: inserting a needle device into a body, the needle device including: a handle; a catheter sheath connected to the handle, the catheter sheath having a longitudinal axis; a stabilization element disposed at the distal end of the needle device, the stabilization element having a longitudinal axis; and a needle disposed at the distal end of the needle device, the needle having a longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axis of the stabilization element is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the needle, and wherein the longitudinal axis of the stabilization element and the longitudinal axis of the needle are both offset from the longitudinal axis of the catheter sheath; delivering a distal end of the needle device to an injection site; and adjusting at least one of the stabilization element and the needle to control penetration of the tissue at the injection site by the needle while using the stabilization element to hold the tissue at the injection site, wherein the step of adjusting the needle to control the penetration of the tissue comprises rotating a needle hub engaged with a surface of the needle.