Packaging systems and methods for mounting a tool on a surgical device

A method for mounting an elongate tool to a surgical device using a segmented packaging body, the elongate tool comprising a distal end and a proximal end, and the segmented packaging body comprising a first distal section, a second distal section pivotably coupled to the first distal section at a first boundary, and a proximal section pivotably coupled to the first distal section at a second boundary, wherein the first and the second distal sections are removably attached to one another to retain the distal end of the elongate tool within a distal cavity collectively formed by the first and the second distal sections, and the proximal end of the elongate tool is disposed within a proximal cavity formed by the proximal section, the method comprising:

• articulating the proximal section about the second boundary relative to the first distal section for removing the proximal end of the elongate tool from the proximal cavity for exposing the proximal end;
• after exposing the proximal end, mounting the proximal end to the surgical device while the distal end remains retained by the first and second distal sections within the distal cavity;
• after mounting the proximal end to the surgical device, releasing the distal end of the elongate tool from the distal cavity by:
• articulating one of the first and second distal sections about the first boundary relative to the other one of the first and second distal sections for exposing a first portion of the distal end that was retained by the one of the first and second distal sections;
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• removing the other one of first and second distal sections from the distal end for exposing a remaining portion of the distal end that was retained by the other one of the first and second distal sections,
• wherein the elongate tool comprises a tool shaft and wherein the proximal section comprises first and second side walls that extend along the tool shaft to capture opposing sides of the tool shaft, and wherein that the proximal cavity is formed, at least in part, by the first and second side walls, and wherein at least one of the side walls further defines a recess that extends away from the tool shaft to define a separation region between the tool shaft and the at least one of the side walls to enable grasping of the tool shaft in the separation region within the proximal cavity, and wherein articulating the proximal section about the second boundary relative to the first distal section further comprises grasping the tool shaft in the separation region for articulating the proximal section relative to the tool shaft.