Protective tray for loop electrode

A tray to support a loop electrode including a loop coupled to the distal end portion of an electrode shaft to protect the loop electrode said tray comprises a wall extending upwardly from a bottom wall to cooperatively form a cavity to receive the loop and distal end portion of the electrode shaft therein and an electrode limit to limit movement of the loop electrode within said cavity, said electrode limit comprises a lateral electrode limit and a longitudinal electrode limit to restrict lateral and longitudinal movement of the loop electrode relative to said wall to maintain the flexible wire loop in spaced relationship relative to said wall to prevent the flexible loop from being deformed or bent by engagement therewith, said lateral electrode limit comprises a cradle configured to selectively receive and support a portion of said elongated shaft of the loop electrode therein to limit the lateral movement of the loop electrode relative to said tray to prevent the flexible wire loop from engaging said wall and said longitudinal electrode limit comprises a limit member disposed in spaced relationship relative to the rear portion of said wall to cooperatively form a retention channel therebetween to selectively receive the mounting member of the loop electrode therein to limit the longitudinal movement of the loop electrode relative to said tray to prevent the flexible wire loop from engaging said tray, said cradle comprises a channel having a diameter greater than the outside diameter of the elongated shaft formed through the rear portion of said wall and said limit member comprises a protrusion extending upwardly from said bottom wall.