Seal cartridge latch design for trocar assemblies

A trocar assembly, comprising:

• a trocar including a trocar housing and a cannula extending from the trocar housing;
• a seal cartridge at least partially received within the trocar housing and providing one or more latches that releasably couple the seal cartridge to the trocar housing, wherein each latch provides an outer lip matable with an opposing inner lip defined on an inner circumferential surface of the trocar housing;
• and
• an anti-rotation mechanism provided at an interface between the trocar housing and the seal cartridge to prevent the seal cartridge from rotating relative to the trocar housing once received therein, the anti-rotation mechanism including:
• one or more indentations defined on one of the inner and outer lips, and
• one or more protrusions defined on the other of the inner and outer lips,
• wherein the one or more protrusions are receivable within the one or more indentations to prevent the seal cartridge from rotating relative to the trocar housing.