Patent ID: 8864716

Claim:
A device ( 1 ) for at least one of monitoring or manipulating objects that are arranged in a cavity that can be accessed through a narrow opening, comprising a tubular or hose-shaped insertion part ( 2 ), a flexible section ( 4 ) formed on the insertion part ( 2 ), and at least one Bowden cable ( 5 ) for controlling the flexible section ( 4 ) arranged in the insertion part ( 2 ), the insertion part ( 2 ) contains a guide channel ( 6 ), adapted to receive at least one of optical, mechanical or electrical connectors for at least one of monitoring or manipulation, and an adjusting element ( 10 ) connected to the Bowden cable ( 5 ) to control the flexible section ( 4 ), wherein the adjusting element ( 10 ) is arranged on a proximal end ( 8 ) of the insertion part ( 2 ), a joint ( 11 ) including a joint socket ( 13 ) and the adjusting element in the form of a first joint ball ( 12 ) is mounted in the joint socket, and wherein the adjusting element ( 10 ) has a passage ( 14 ) that is adapted to receive the at least one of optical, mechanical or electrical connectors, and said passage ( 14 ) opens into a proximal end ( 15 ) of the guide channel ( 6 ) when the adjusting element ( 10 ) is in a position of use, a coupling point ( 20 ) for form-fit and releasable connection to a mating coupling piece ( 21 ) formed on the adjusting element ( 10 ), wherein a displacement of the mating coupling piece ( 21 ) is transferrable to the adjusting element ( 10 ) and onward to the flexible section ( 4 ), and the wherein mating coupling piece ( 21 ) is part of a second joint ( 28 ), which includes a second joint socket and the mating coupling piece ( 21 ) in the form of a second joint ball ( 26 ), and the first and second joint balls each have a contact surface ( 16 , 29 ) that describes a portion of a spherical surface, the contact surfaces ( 16 , 29 ), in the connected position, complement each other to form a ball surface.