Patent ID: 8702590

Claim:
A surgical instrument handling system, useful for observation and/or intervention with respect to a patient's body; said surgical instrument handling system comprising: a fixed support; a hinge that enables changing an inclination of said surgical instrument handling system; a flexible power transmission system; a gear housing adapted to change a direction of rotation of motors-transmitted by said flexible power transmission system; a camera housing adapted to house a camera; a surgical instrument handling mechanism, said surgical instrument handling mechanism comprising: a first small size moveable element, connected to the gear housing, adapted to maneuver a second moveable element simultaneously in at least one of four main directions selected from right, left, forward and backward; and, a third moveable element adapted to move said surgical instrument in directions selected from zoom in and zoom out, rotation of said surgical instrument, either clockwise or counter-clockwise; and, an actuator system that produces a rotational movement utilized by said surgical instrument handling mechanism; wherein said surgical instrument handling system further enables clockwise and counter clockwise rotation of said camera housing with respect to said surgical instrument.