Patent ID: 8746290

Claim:
A method of filling an automatic gas filling consumable with a retinal tamponading gas, comprising the steps of: providing an ophthalmic surgical system comprising an ophthalmic surgical console and said automatic gas filling consumable, said surgical console comprising a first pressurized gas bottle containing a first retinal tamponading gas, a second pressurized gas bottle containing a second retinal tamponading gas, an automatic gas filling port, a graphical user interface, a pressurized air line, and a computer all disposed within said surgical console, and said automatic gas filling consumable comprising a syringe having an end cap; fluidly coupling said automatic gas filling consumable to said automatic gas filling port of said surgical console; using said graphical user interface to select between said first retinal tamponading gas and said second retinal tamponading gas stored in said surgical console; in response to said selection, using said computer to fill said syringe with said selected one of said first and second retinal tamponading gases from said surgical console; using said computer to purge said selected one of said first and second retinal tamponading gases and air disposed within said syringe to atmosphere using said pressurized air line fluidly coupled to said end cap; removing said syringe from said automatic gas filling consumable; and removing a remainder of said automatic gas filling consumable from said surgical console.