Abstract: An ophthalmic surgical cartridge has a fluid pump with a pump chamber and a drive chamber which are separated by a fluid-tight and ion-tight partition element. A body fluid is suppliable to the pump chamber and a drive fluid is suppliable to the drive chamber. A deformation or change in position of a portion of the partition element is achievable with the drive fluid which increases the second volume in size and decreases the first volume in size to drain the body fluid from the pump chamber. The drive chamber has a front side wall with an edge zone in which only a single passage opening is provided, through which the drive fluid is suppliable into the drive chamber to fill the drive chamber with the drive fluid, and through which said drive fluid can be drained from the drive chamber to remove the drive fluid from the drive chamber.

Abstract: An ophthalmic surgical cartridge has a fluid pump with a pump chamber and a drive chamber which are separated by a fluid-tight and ion-tight partition element. A body fluid is suppliable to the pump chamber and a drive fluid is suppliable to the drive chamber. A deformation or change in position of a portion of the partition element is achievable with the drive fluid which increases the second volume in size and decreases the first volume in size to drain the body fluid from the pump chamber. The drive chamber has a front side wall with an edge zone in which only a single passage opening is provided, through which the drive fluid is suppliable into the drive chamber to fill the drive chamber with the drive fluid, and through which said drive fluid can be drained from the drive chamber to remove the drive fluid from the drive chamber.

Abstract: Fluid storage and dispensing system comprising a pressure vessel having a moveable partition member dividing the interior into first and second variable volumes. The first variable volume has a first passage adapted for the inflow and outflow of a product fluid and the second variable volume has a second passage adapted for the inflow and outflow of a compensating gas. The system includes (1) a compensating gas line for providing compensating gas, (2) a first orifice that is installed in the compensating gas line and has an upstream side and a downstream side, (3) a compensating gas vent line connected to the compensating gas line between the second passage and the downstream side of the first orifice, and (4) a second orifice installed in the compensating gas vent line, wherein the cross-sectional flow area of the second orifice is smaller than the cross-sectional flow area of the first orifice.