A surgical device is provided including a control unit having at plurality of steering members and a flexible elongated guide shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the shaft includes an image sensor and the proximal end of the shaft is in operable communication with the control unit, and at least one flexible portion. The shaft is partitioned into a first segment and a second segment, the first and second segments operably mated at a first mating point located substantially midway through the shaft.
