To provide a surgical access apparatus.

A surgical access apparatus comprises: a cannula including a housing and a cannula shaft, the cannula shaft defining an internal lumen; and an obturator insertable through the internal lumen of the cannula, wherein the obturator includes: an obturator shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and defining a longitudinal axis; and a tip member at the distal end of the obturator shaft, the tip member being configured to be inserted through tissue and having an outer surface, the outer surface defining a channel for insufflation fluid.