Patent ID: 7857788

Claim:
A neural injection system comprising: a needle comprising: an at least partially hollow cannula being defined by a first inside diameter, a first outside diameter, and a first length; wherein a side port is located along a side wall of the cannula for fluid communication from inside the cannula to outside the cannula; and wherein the cannula has a rounded open blunt distal end being devoid of sharp edges; a stylet; wherein the stylet is capable of being releasably locked in a first position within the cannula; and wherein the stylet has an outside diameter that is smaller than the first inside diameter of the cannula; and an introducer defined by a second inside diameter, a second outside diameter, a second length; wherein the second inside diameter is larger than the first outside diameter of the cannula; and wherein the introducer is used for access across a tissue of a patient that cannot be punctured by the rounded open blunt distal end during a normal insertion procedure.