A surgical laparoscopic apparatus comprises a protector tube (11) and a hgrip (12) mounted onto the rear end thereof. At least one rod-shaped instrument (13) is arranged in an axially removable way in an axial guide channel (14) provided in the protector tube (11) and the handgrip (12). A dual purpose...http://www.google.se/patents/US5569164?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5569164 - Surgical laparoscopic apparatus