Patent ID: 8167592

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 directly coupled to the first tubing and a second end directly 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 and second tubings; operating the pump such that rotation of the rotor assembly causes the rollers of the first rotor to squeeze the first tubing against the support surface and create fluid pockets within the first tubing and causes the rollers of the second rotor to compress the second tubing and create fluid pockets within the second tubing, delivering of the fluid pockets of the first and second tubings to the surgical area by the first tubing.