Bending tools and methods of use thereof

A method of bending a needle slidably mounted in a sheath, the needle having a shaft and a tip, comprising:

• inserting a tip of a needle into a slot of a bending tool, the bending tool further comprising:
• a body including a curved surface extending between a proximal and distal end, the slot being located at the distal end of the curved surface;
• and
• a guide portion for receiving a sheath of the needle therethrough;
• rotating the body toward a shaft of the needle such that the shaft of the needle is bent along the curved surface of the body.

A bending tool for a needle having a shaft and a tip, the bending tool comprising:

• a body having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween;
• a first slot extending through the body along the longitudinal axis, a proximal end of the first slot having a first curved surface extending at an angle from the longitudinal axis, a distal end of the first slot configured to receive a tip of a needle;
• a second slot extending through the body transverse to the longitudinal axis, the second slot including a second curved surface extending at an angle from the longitudinal axis, the second slot configured to receive a shaft of the needle;
• wherein, when the tip of the needle is inserted into the distal end of the first slot, the slot allows for bending of the tip of the needle along the first curved surface;
• and
• wherein, when the shaft of the needle is inserted into the second slot, the second slot allows for bending of the shaft along the second curved surface.