Shape set hypodermic needle

A method for delivering a guidewire to a target location in a patient's body using a hollow needle deployed from a catheter, the method comprising:

• advancing the hollow needle in the catheter to a first location, the hollow needle comprising a biased section and a body section, the biased section and the body section maintained in relative alignment by the catheter in a first configuration;
• advancing the biased section of the hollow needle through an opening of the catheter;
• deploying the biased section of the hollow needle through the opening of the catheter into a second configuration, wherein in response to the biased section extending out from the catheter, the biased section is configured to bend relative to the body section;
• and
• deploying the guidewire from the hollow needle to the target location.

A hollow needle for delivering a guidewire to a target location in a patient's body, the hollow needle comprising:

• a lumen configured to receive the guidewire;
• a body section of the hollow needle;
• and
• a biased section of the hollow needle, the biased section configured to bend relative to the body section, the biased section located on a distal end of the hollow needle.