SPINAL NEEDLE

A spinal needle comprising a hollow outer needle having a stylet removably insertable within it. The stylet forward end and the outer needle forward end cooperate to provide a generally closed piercing end having two side bevel faces and a heel face. The side bevel faces each form an acute angle with the longitudinal axis of said spinal needle and intersect at an acute angle to form a straight cutting edge lying in a plane including the longitudinal axis of said spinal needle and inclined thereto. The side bevel faces also intersect the outer needle surfaces to form curved cutting edges which intersect to form a point. The heel face is inclined at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the spinal needle and joins the side bevel faces remote from the point.