A surgical manipulation instrument which is particularly suitable for minimal invasive surgery, comprising an extra-corporeal drive device to which several axially displaceable first actuation elements are connected. The disclosure also relates to a partial intra-corporeal manipulator part which comprises several axially displaceable second actuation devices for actuating an end effector. Pairs of actuation elements are detachably connected together by means of a coupling device. A pivotable intermediate element is provided between the second coupling element and the second actuation element.