Splayed cable guide for a medical instrument

An apparatus, comprising:

• a shaft of a medical instrument, a housing coupled to the shaft, a cable guide, a first cable, and a second cable;
• the shaft comprising a shaft center line, a shaft passageway being defined by the shaft;
• the cable guide comprising an inner surface, a mounting surface, a first guide surface, and a second guide surface;
• the inner surface defining a shaft opening into the shaft passageway;
• the mounting surface comprising a protrusion that engages the housing and aligns the shaft opening and the shaft passageway;
• the first guide surface comprising a first bend portion transitioning to the inner surface, the first bend portion being at a first position with reference to the shaft center line;
• the second guide surface comprising a second bend portion transitioning to the inner surface, the second bend portion being at a second position with reference to the shaft center line, the second position different than the first position;
• the first cable being routed along the first guide surface, around the first bend portion, and through the shaft opening;
• the second cable being routed along the second guide surface, around the second bend portion, and through the shaft opening;
• and
• the first cable and the second cable being splayed outward from the shaft opening.