System and Method to Augment Irrigation Pressure and to Maintain IOP During Post Occlusion Surge

A system for stabilizing line pressure during phacoemulsification surgery, the system comprising:

• a surgical console, having at least one system bus communicatively connected to at least one computing processor capable of accessing at least one computing memory associated with the at least one computing processor,
• at least one pump system,
• a surgical handpiece having at a distal end at least one surgical tool and at a proximal end being communicatively connected to at least one irrigation line and at least one aspiration line, the irrigation line in communication with at least one irrigation source providing an irrigation fluid flow;
• at least one sensor in communication with the at least one aspiration line;
• and
• a compensation volume module having at least one mechanical device and a condensed portion of the at least one irrigation line;
• wherein the at least one mechanical device is capable of temporarily engaging a portion of the condensed portion of the at least one irrigation line to cause an increase in irrigation fluid flow at the surgical handpiece.