Patent ID: 7998170

Claim:
A surgical needle, which comprises: an elongated needle body defining a longitudinal axis and proximal and distal ends, the elongated needle body including a main shaft adjacent the proximal end and a needle end adjacent the main shaft, the needle end comprising a first distinct set of at least three non-linear intersecting surfaces distally extending from the main shaft and a second distinct set of at least three non-linear intersecting surfaces contiguous with the first set of at least three non-linear intersecting surfaces and extending distally therefrom to an extreme distal needle point, the at least three non-linear intersecting surfaces of the first set and the at least three non-linear intersecting surfaces of the second set defining respective cutting edges along each line of intersection of the first distinct set of at least three non-linear intersection surfaces with the second distinct set of at least three non-linear intersecting surfaces and the needle end defining a maximum cross-sectional dimension greater than a corresponding maximum cross-sectional dimension of the main shaft.