A disposable system for safely deploying, retrieving and handling a trocar during open surgery. An embodiment comprises a dispenser handle that houses a trocar within a protective sheath during deployment of the trocar within the surgical wound area and an adjoining receiver that provides a target, shield and active backstop when retrieving the trocar tip from the surgical site. The dispenser handle is shaped ergonomically for easy manipulation contains a sheath to safely cover the trocar tip during manipulation and integrates a coupler that permits independent motion between it and the sheath, while releasably gripping the trocar until deployed within the surgical site. The adjoining receiver is comprised of a compact receiver handle grip an integrated trocar-locking mechanism that traps the trocar when extracting it, while trailing drainage tubing from the surgical site and a removable safety shield.
