Bent Tip is a cannula bevel which is bent to help shield the heel of the cannula. This helps to prevent coring of the septum in laboratory applications. It is used in stopper piercing, septa piercing, and has other laboratory uses. The amount of bend can be specified. This is sometimes referred to as a septum point piercing.

Bullet Nose also known as closed end or bullet closure cannula. It is used as an obturator and probe as well as for aspiration. The radius of the bullet point can be specified. The inner surface area can also be specified.

Pencil Point is an atraumatic point. It can be found in a Whitacre needle as well as in other applications where cutting is not needed or desired. The tip separates rather than cuts tissue. The length, radius and sharpness of the pencil point can be specified.

Single Grind or Bias Grind often used for piercing in non medical applications.

Lancet is a cannula with both the primary and secondary bevel grinds on the front of the bevel. For lancets there are industry standard, approximate, primary bevel angles and names: A-Bevel = 12 degree angle, B-Bevel =18 degree angle, C-Bevel = 30 degree angle.

Back Bevel is a type of bevel where the secondary grinds are located on the back of the bevel. Back bevels are often used in catheter cannula.

Crowne Point is a bevel type used for biopsy that has a serrated cutting edge. This type of point is also used for hair transplant.

 

Swaged End also known as step or swaged. It is formed when tubing diameter is reduced by squeezing. Swages are specified by either swage angle or swage length.

Huber is a specially bent tip specifically designed to deflect pressure from the heel during penetration and prevent coring.