Method for manufacturing high flow insufflation needle stylet

A method for forming a high flow insufflation needle stylet, the stylet having a distal section, an intermediate section and a proximal section extending proximally of the intermediate section, comprising:

• providing a flat sheet of metal;
• forming pilot holes in the sheet of metal proximate opposed edges of the sheet of metal;
• forming a profile of a flat pattern of the stylet within the sheet with at least one support tab positioned between the flat pattern of the stylet and the sheet, the flat pattern having a proximal end, a distal end and a pair of substantially longitudinal edges;
• progressively forming the intermediate section of the stylet and the proximal section of the stylet into a partial cylindrical shape with the proximal end being open and the longitudinal edges in the intermediate section and the proximal section being positioned between about 90° and 180° apart;
• progressively forming the distal section into a substantially cylindrical shape having a closed distal end;
• and
• trimming the stylet from the sheet by cutting the at least one support tab.