Devices, systems, and methods facilitating fluid-assisted surgical tissue treatment

A surgical system, comprising:

• a console including at least one surgical device port and at least one cassette bay, the console including a first electronics board and pump components operably positioned relative to the at least one cassette bay;
• a surgical device configured to connect to the console via the at least one surgical device port, the surgical device including a handpiece and an end effector;
• and
• a fluid cassette and remote control assembly, including:
• a cassette configured for receipt within the at least one cassette bay, the cassette including a second electronics board and at least one fluid line configured to operably couple between at least one fluid input and at least one fluid output, wherein, when the cassette is received within the at least one cassette bay, the cassette is configured to operably couple to the pump components of the console to enable pumping of fluid along the at least one fluid line and the first and second electronics boards are configured to communicate with one another;
• a remote control attachment configured to releasably attach to the handpiece of the surgical device, the remote control attachment including at least one of:
• a sensor configured to sense a property of the handpiece, a user input interface configured to receive an input from a clinician, or an output device configured to output an indicator to a clinician;
• and
• an electrical connector connecting the remote control attachment with the cassette to electrically couple the second electronics board with the at least one of the sensor, the user input interface, or the output device, thereby coupling the first electronics board with the at least one of the sensor, the user input interface, or the output device when the cassette is received within the at least one cassette bay,
• wherein the cassette further includes a user input sensor disposed thereon and electrically connected to the second electronics board for relaying sensed user inputs to the console via the communication between the first and second electronics boards, and
• wherein, in response to the user input sensor sensing a user input, the second electronics board sends an eject cartridge signal to the first electronics board to disengage the pump components of the console.

A fluid cassette and remote control assembly, comprising:

• a cassette including at least one fluid line configured to operably couple between at least one fluid input and at least one fluid output, the cassette configured to operably couple to a console to enable pumping of fluid along the at least one fluid line, the cassette including an electronics board configured to communicate with the console when the cassette is engaged with the console;
• a remote control attachment configured to releasably attach to a handpiece of a surgical device, the remote control attachment including at least one of:
• a sensor configured to sense a property of the handpiece, a user input interface configured to receive an input from a clinician, or an output device configured to output an indicator to a clinician;
• and
• an electrical connector connecting the remote control attachment with the cassette, thereby electrically coupling the electronics board of the cassette with the at least one of the sensor, the user input interface, or the output device of the remote control attachment,
• wherein the cassette further includes a user input sensor disposed thereon and electrically connected to the electronics board for relaying sensed user inputs to the console via wireless communication between the electronics board and the console, and
• wherein, in response to the user input sensor sensing a user input, the electronics board wirelessly sends an eject cartridge signal to the console.