Patent ID: 7048684

Claim:
A probe vibrating assembly for endoscopic procedures comprising a main body, a spindle in said main body, a drive mechanism for rotating said spindle, a drive member eccentrically mounted to said spindle, a clamp mechanism, said eccentrically mounted drive member being secured to said clamp mechanism for moving said clamp mechanism back and forth in accordance with the movement of said eccentric drive member, a cylinder clamped in said clamp mechanism, said clamp mechanism thereby causing said cylinder to move back and forth in response to the movement of said clamp mechanism, a probe extending through said cylinder with said cylinder being transversely between said clamp mechanism and said probe, and said probe being mounted for joint back and forth movement with said cylinder in response to the back and forth movement of said cylinder, a medical scope, said probe mounted to said medical scope, and said probe extending outwardly beyond said medical scope.