POINT TYPE:TAPER POINT BLUNT TAPER POINT CUTTING EDGE REVERES CUTTING EDGE TAPERCUT MICRO-POINT REVERES CUTTING MICRO-POINT SPATULA CUTTINGEND TYPE:ROLLED-END DRILLED-END REGULAR EYE SPRING EYE SPRING DOUBLE EYE SHAPES:The choice of needle shape is frequently governed by the accessibility of the tissue to be sutured, and normally the more confined the operative site the greater the curvature required. The basic shapes involved are:straight,1/4 circle,3/8 circle or curved,1/2 circle,5/8 circle, half curved, J Needle and compound curve.