Patent ID: 7632079

Claim:
A tube set for use with a surgical pump and tool system to supply irrigation fluid to a tool of the system, said tube set including: an inlet tube having first and second ends, said first end for placing in fluid communication with a source of the irrigation fluid; an outlet tube having first and second ends, said second end of said outlet tube for coupling to the tool; a cassette for insertion into the surgical pump, said cassette having: a front, first and second spaced apart opposed sides that extend from said front, and a rear opposite said front that extends between said sides, said rear having a forwardly directed wall; a compressible tube having opposed ends that extends across an outer surface of said forwardly directed wall such that said compressible tube is compressible against said forwardly directed wall, wherein said inlet tube second end is connected to one end of said compressible tube and said outlet tube first end is connected to the other end of said compressible tube; and a locking finger attached to said first side of said cassette, said locking finger having: a base disposed between said rear and said front that extends to a tip located adjacent said front; an outer surface adjacent said first side; and a retention feature located between said base and said tip and formed on said outer surface for engaging a retention feature integral with the surgical pump wherein said locking finger is movably attached to said first side to move towards said second side so that, when said locking finger is so moved, said locking finger retention feature disengages from the surgical pump retention feature.