Patent ID: 7160268

Claim:
A container for delivery of a surgical fluid to a surgical handpiece, comprising: a first portion made from a deformable material and having a closed end, an open end, an outer surface, and a first volume for receiving a surgical fluid for delivery to a surgical handpiece; a second portion made from a material more rigid than said deformable material and having a first end, a second end, an outer surface, an inner surface, a first transverse wall, a second transverse wall, and a second volume receiving said first portion, said first end having an outlet for delivery of said surgical fluid, said first transverse wall having an aperture for receiving a pressurized fluid between said outer surface of said first portion and said inner surface of said second portion, said second transverse wall having first and second sides, said second side of said second transverse wall having an area for removably engaging a source of said pressurized fluid so that said source of said pressurized fluid is in fluid communication with said aperture, and said second side of said second transverse wall having a geometry for providing a binary signal indicative of a particular kind of surgical fluid.