Tethered laparoscopic probe grip

A tethered laparoscopic probe for deployment through a trocar into a cavity of a subject, the tethered laparoscopic probe comprising:

• a probe head shaped for insertion through the trocar, the probe head comprising:
• an elongated casing;
• and
• a sensor arranged within the elongated casing, the sensor defining a sensing direction of the probe head;
• a tether coupled to the probe head and for, in use, tethering the probe head through the trocar;
• and
• a collar grip fitted to the tether, the collar grip grippable by jaws of a surgical instrument, wherein the collar grip comprises a first plurality of fins, each fin of the first plurality of fins only partially extending around the collar grip with a space between each of the first plurality of fins and grippable by jaws of a surgical instrument, wherein the first plurality of fins extend in a radial direction and a circumferential direction from the collar grip.