Operating Assembly Including Observation Apparatus, The Use of Such an Operating Assembly, and an Operating Facility

An operating assembly comprising a support (24) extending along a central axis (A-A), operating lighting apparatus (18, 22), and observation apparatus (16), in particular for observing a medical operating field, the operating lighting apparatus (18, 22) having a lighting support arm (38, 40) mounted on the support (24) to be pivotally movable about a pivot axis extending parallel to the central axis (A-A) of the support (24), the observation apparatus (16) comprising a camera support arm (30) mounted at a first end on the support (24) to be perpendicular to the central axis (A-A) and to be pivotally moveable relative to the support (24) about a pivot axis extending parallel to the central axis (A-A), the lighting support arm (38, 40) and the camera support arm (30) being independent in pivotal movement, the observation apparatus (16) further comprising a camera module (32) comprising a camera support (50) mounted on the end of the camera support arm (30) that is opposite from said first end and to be pivotally movable relative to the camera support arm (30) about a pivot axis (B-B) extending parallel to the central axis (A-A), and drive means adapted to move the camera support (50) relative to the support (24), and control means (42) for controlling the drive means, said operating assembly being characterized in that the camera module (32) comprises two observation cameras (56), each of which has a vision axis (X-X) and a vision direction (S), and in that the camera support (50) is an arm fastened in its middle to the end of the camera support arm (30) and each free end of the camera support (50) carries an observation camera (56) so that the observation cameras (56) are disposed on either side of an axis of symmetry passing through the middle of the camera support (50).