#$%^&*AU2013201760B220150528.pdf#####G; NRPortbI DCC LUL 5U3645_L .UU-19/U3(U 13 ABSTRACT A multi-purpose phacoemulsification needle, including: a needle body disposed about a centerline and having a lumen therethrough, the lumen having a primary surface having a 5 first diameter; and a proximal end adapted for attachment to a phacoemulsification handpiece; the lumen comprising at least three fins having isolated distal ends protruding inwardly from the lumen primary surface, the fins configured such that a circle passing through the distal ends of the fins has a second diameter that is less than the first diameter, the fins each having a longitudinal extent along the centerline that is greater than the first 10 diameter.