Patent ID: 7811265

Claim:
A positioning apparatus for at least one examination probe comprising: a rigid shaft having at least one working channel for receiving an examination probe, said rigid shaft having first and second ends and an outer major side surface therebetween and a shaft axis; a puncture guide attached on the outer major side surface of the shaft, the puncture guide having at least one tube-shaped lumen for receiving an examination or operating device; and a deflecting device attached on the outer major side surface of the shaft, wherein: the lumen extends through the deflecting device, wherein an end of the lumen has a curved course relative to the shaft axis, so that the end of the lumen forms a predetermined deflecting angle with the shaft axis, the lumen and the deflecting device can be displaced relative to the shaft at a predetermined distance parallel to the shaft axis, and at least one of the lumen and the deflecting device is arranged for adjusting the examination or operating device in a predetermined manner with the deflecting angle relative to the shaft axis or for displacing the examination or operating device.