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A needle assembly 10 comprising a needle 11 that includes a needle cannula 13 made of a superelastic material such as nitinol. The needle cannula is cold-worked or heat annealed to produce a preformed bend 16 that can be straightened within passageway 21 of a coaxial outer cannula 12 for introductio

A needle assembly 10 comprising a needle 11 that includes a needle cannula 13 made of a superelastic material such as nitinol. The needle cannula is cold-worked or heat annealed to produce a preformed bend 16 that can be straightened within passageway 21 of a coaxial outer cannula 12 for introduction into the body of a patient. Upon deployment from the outer cannula, the needle cannula substantially returns to the preformed configuration for the introduction or extraction of materials at areas lateral to the entry path of the needle assembly. The needle assembly can comprise a plurality of needle cannulae than can be variably arranged or configured for attaining a desired infusion pattern.

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A needle assembly 10 comprising a needle 11 that includes a needle cannula 13 made of a superelastic material such as nitinol. The needle cannula is cold-worked or heat annealed to produce a preformed bend 16 that can be straightened within passageway 21 of a coaxial outer cannula 12 for introductio

A needle assembly 10 comprising a needle 11 that includes a needle cannula 13 made of a superelastic material such as nitinol. The needle cannula is cold-worked or heat annealed to produce a preformed bend 16 that can be straightened within passageway 21 of a coaxial outer cannula 12 for introduction into the body of a patient. Upon deployment from the outer cannula, the needle cannula substantially returns to the preformed configuration for the introduction or extraction of materials at areas lateral to the entry path of the needle assembly. The needle assembly can comprise a plurality of needle cannulae than can be variably arranged or configured for attaining a desired infusion pattern. same number of occurrences at said table as every other number of said set, for each one of said games selecting a set of conditions for winning said additional reward where said set of conditions includes the occurrence in said game of a number equal to the identification number of one of said play stations, acknowledging the occurrence of said selected set of conditions for winning by a player at a first play station having a given identification number where said first player has exercised said means for designating participation in said play for said additional reward, and paying a portion of said additional reward to said first player. 2. The method of claim 1 and further comprising the steps of providing a first plurality of play surfaces of said tables for use with a first game, providing a second plurality of play surfaces of said tables for use with a second game which is different from said first game, selecting a first set of conditions for winning by a player of said first game to win said additional reward, selecting a second set of conditions for winning by a player of said second game to win said additional reward, and said first set of conditions being different from said second set of conditions. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein one of said play surfaces is for playing the game of roulette and includes a roulette wheel having an outer race with numbered areas thereon where the numbers of said areas of said race are equal to the number of said play stations, and said conditions for winning occurring for a player at one of said numbered play stations when said player bets on a number associated with the number of said one of said numbered play stations, a roulette ball lands in a hole for said number and the roulette wheel comes to rest with said ball adjacent to one of said areas of said outer race bearing a number equal to said number of said one of said numbered play station. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein one of said play surfaces is for playing the game of blackjack, and said conditions for winning occurring for a player at one of said numbered play stations for said game of blackjack when said dealer's hand and said player's hand both have pairs and the numbers on all four cards are equal to the number of said one of said numbered play stations. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein one of said play surfaces is for playing the game of poker, and said conditions for winning occur for a player at one of said numbered play stations for said game of poker when the dealer's hand has four of a kind and all four cards have numbers equal to the number of said one of said numbered play stations. 6. The method of claim 1 wherein one of said play surfaces is for playing the game of roulette and includes a roulette wheel having an outer race with numbered areas thereon where the numbers of said areas of said race are equal to the number of said play stations, and said conditions for winning occur for a player at a first of said numbered play stations when said player bets on a selected number associated with the number of said first of said numbered play stations, a roulette ball lands in a hole for said selected number and the roulette wheel comes to rest with said ball adjacent to one of said areas of said outer race bearing a number equal to said number of said first of said numbered play station, a second of said play surfaces is for playing the game of blackjack, and said conditions for winning occur for a player at a second of said numbered play station for said game of blackjack when said dealer's hand and said player's hand both have pairs and the numbers on all four cards are equal to the number of said second of said numbered play stations, and a third of said play surfaces is for playing the game of poker, and said conditions for a winning occur for a player at a third of said numbered play stations for said game of poker when the dealer's hand has four of a kind and all fo