Surgical endoscope support and pivot

A surgical endoscope support device for supporting a surgical endoscope at an end of a support arm over, and proximate to, a surgical site of a patient, the endoscope support device comprising a support and pivot body including a socket housing and a pivot ball, the socket housing having a centrally positioned inner bore in open communication between upper and lower surfaces, the inner bore having a spherical surface, and the pivot ball, positionable within the inner bore of the socket housing, in pivotable contact with the spherical surface of the inner bore, the pivot ball including a cylindrical bore through the center of the pivot ball, the cylindrical bore having a substantially uniform inner diameter along a long axis of the cylindrical bore, and an endoscope adapter having a substantially cylindrical outer wall and a substantially cylindrical central bore, the outer wall having an outer dimension substantially equivalent to the inner diameter of the cylindrical bore of the pivot ball for a sufficiently snug fit when the endoscope adapter is positioned within the cylindrical bore, the central bore of the adapter being adaptable for slidable telescoping engagement of the surgical endoscope through the central bore.