Patent ID: 8876489

Claim:
A method of supplying fluid to a surgical area comprising: providing a pump comprising a first tubing and a second tubing, the second tubing having a first end coupled to the first tubing and a second end coupled to the first tubing; an arcuate support surface arranged to support the first tubing, the first tubing being arranged to extend around the first arcuate support surface; and a rotor assembly arranged to rotate about an axis, the rotor assembly comprising a first rotor including a plurality of rollers and a second rotor including a plurality of rollers, the second rotor coupled to the first rotor, the rollers of the first and second rotors located at an angle relative to each other; providing a fluid from a fluid source into the first tubings; and operating the pump such that fluid from the first tubing is deposited into the second tubing and redeposited by the second tubing into the first tubing prior to delivery of the fluid to the surgical area by the first tubing.