Holding device for medical instruments

A holding device for medical instruments, the holding device comprising:

• a bracket on which at least one medical instrument can be affixed,
• at least one joint to position the bracket, and
• a weight-relieving system to compensate a bracket load, the weight-relieving system being configured as a resetting element coupled with the bracket and made of a material that comprises a plateau stress, the resetting element being pre-tensed by the bracket load until the resetting element reaches the plateau stress, wherein the resetting element is mounted at one end in a non-movable configuration on a first bracket part and at an opposite end on a second bracket part that is displaceable with respect to the first bracket part by the at least one joint;
• wherein the resetting element is disposed in a guide tube that provides guidance of said weight-relieving system, wherein the guide tube is slidable along an axis of a housing of the first bracket part;
• and
• wherein the resetting element is mounted to the displaceable second bracket part by a flexible element, the flexible element coupled to both the resetting element and the displaceable second bracket part provides a uniform, non-jerking transmission of forces exerted by the displaceable second bracket part to the resetting element.