A laparoscopic device , comprising: an elongate shaft ; an end effector coupled to a distal end of the elongate shaft ; a rounded housing coupled to a proximal end of the elongate shaft and having a center point positioned along the central axis of the elongate shaft ; an interior ball about which the rounded housing is rotatable; first and second cables attached to the end effector and the rounded housing and extending from the end effector to the rounded housing respectively along a first side of the elongate shaft and along a second side of the elongate shaft disposed opposite the first side; and a handle comprising a central portion and two opposing outer portions , the handle being adjustable between: an expanded configuration in which a sufficient clearance is present between the rounded housing and the outer portions so that the rounded housing can be rotated in fixed relation to the elongate shaft , the first and second cables , and the end effector to rotate the elongate shaft , the first and second cables , and the end effector together as a single shaft assembly with respect to the central axis of the elongate shaft and in which the rounded housing can be pivoted to bend the end effector with respect to the central axis of the elongate shaft , and a compressed configuration in which the two opposing outer portions are compressed towards the central portion so that the rounded housing is fixed with respect to the handle . an elongate shaft ; an end effector coupled to a distal end of the elongate shaft ; a rounded housing coupled to a proximal end of the elongate shaft and having a center point positioned along the central axis of the elongate shaft ; an interior ball about which the rounded housing is rotatable; first and second cables attached to the end effector and the rounded housing and extending from the end effector to the rounded housing respectively along a first side of the elongate shaft and along a second side of the elongate shaft disposed opposite the first side; and a handle comprising a central portion and two opposing outer portions , the handle being adjustable between: an expanded configuration in which a sufficient clearance is present between the rounded housing and the outer portions so that the rounded housing can be rotated in fixed relation to the elongate shaft , the first and second cables , and the end effector to rotate the elongate shaft , the first and second cables , and the end effector together as a single shaft assembly with respect to the central axis of the elongate shaft and in which the rounded housing can be pivoted to bend the end effector with respect to the central axis of the elongate shaft , and a compressed configuration in which the two opposing outer portions are compressed towards the central portion so that the rounded housing is fixed with respect to the handle . an expanded configuration in which a sufficient clearance is present between the rounded housing and the outer portions so that the rounded housing can be rotated in fixed relation to the elongate shaft , the first and second cables , and the end effector to rotate the elongate shaft , the first and second cables , and the end effector together as a single shaft assembly with respect to the central axis of the elongate shaft and in which the rounded housing can be pivoted to bend the end effector with respect to the central axis of the elongate shaft , and a compressed configuration in which the two opposing outer portions are compressed towards the central portion so that the rounded housing is fixed with respect to the handle . <EOS>