Patent ID: 8187167

Claim:
A monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery comprising: a laparoscope as an endoscope; at least one monitor for laparoscopic surgery, the at least one monitor having a display on a front side for displaying an image; an image rotation manipulation part; and a controller for controlling images captured by the laparoscope and displayed on the at least one monitor to rotate the images clockwise or counterclockwise about an axis perpendicular to the front side of the at least one monitor according to a user's command; a protective box having a circular opening formed in the front sides and accommodating the at least one monitor, wherein the controller comprises: at least one driving motor for rotating the at least one monitor for the laparoscopic surgery clockwise or counterclockwise; at least one motor driving part for rotating the at least one driving motor; and a controlling part for driving the at least one motor driving part according to commands from the image rotation manipulation part.