Trocar assembly tip protector

1 . A packaging device for a trocar assembly, comprising:

a housing member including a first retaining member adapted for selective retention of a trocar assembly component relative to the housing member along a component longitudinal axis;

the housing member further including a shield member remote from the first retaining member, the shield member lying in a shield longitudinal axis which is substantially perpendicular to the component longitudinal axis; and

wherein the housing member is substantially open adjacent the shield member along the component longitudinal axis.

2 . The packaging device according to claim 1 , further including a second retaining member adjacent the first retaining member for selective retention of a trocar assembly component.

3 . The packaging device according to claim 2 , wherein a bridge connects the first retaining member to the second retaining member.

4 . The packaging device according to claim 3 , wherein the bridge connects the first and second retaining members to the shield member.

5 . The packaging device according to claim 4 , wherein the bridge extends between the first retaining member and the second retaining member.

6 . The packaging device according to claim 4 , wherein the bridge is connected to an underside of the first retaining member and the bridge is connected to an underside of the second retaining member, defining a base for the first and second retaining members.

7 . The packaging device according to claim 4 , wherein the bridge connects to a center of the shield member.

8 . The packaging device according to claim 4 , wherein the bridge connects to a bottom edge of the shield member.

9 . The packaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the housing member is a unitary member.

10 . The packaging device according to claim 1 , wherein a handle extends from the shield member.

11 . A trocar assembly including a packaging device, comprising:

a trocar sleeve having a trocar sleeve tip;

a trocar obturator having a trocar obturator tip;

a housing member including a first retaining member adapted for selective retention of the trocar sleeve along a first longitudinal axis and a second retaining member adapted for selective retention of the trocar obturator along a second longitudinal axis, the first and second longitudinal axes being substantially parallel;

the housing member further including a shield member remote from the first and second retaining members, the shield member lying in a shield longitudinal axis which is substantially perpendicular to the first and second longitudinal axes and the trocar sleeve tip and the trocar obturator tip are respectively positioned adjacent the shield member.

12 . The trocar assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the housing member is substantially open adjacent the shield member.

13 . The trocar assembly according to claim 11 , wherein a bridge connects the first retaining member to the second retaining member.

14 . The trocar assembly according to claim 13 , wherein the bridge connects the first and second retaining members to the shield member.

15 . The trocar assembly according to claim 14 , wherein the bridge extends between the first retaining member and the second retaining member.

16 . The trocar assembly according to claim 14 , wherein the bridge is connected to an underside of the first retaining member and the bridge is connected to an underside of the second retaining member, defining a base for the first and second retaining members.

17 . The trocar assembly according to claim 14 , wherein the bridge connects to a center of the shield member.

18 . The trocar assembly according to claim 14 , wherein the bridge connects to a bottom edge of the shield member.

19 . The trocar assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the housing member is a unitary member.

20 . The trocar assembly according to claim 11 , wherein a handle extends from the shield member.