plate 12 body 14 and cover 16 valve plate 12 body 14 and cover 16 may all be formed of a suitable relatively rigid and thermoplastic valve plate 12 contains a plurality of openings 18 and pumping channel 20 that are sealed fluid tight by elastomers 22 and 24 forming a plurality of fluid paths ports 26 provide connectors between cassette 10 and surgical console 100 for the various irrigation and aspiration pneumatic functions of cassette 10 when cassette 10 is installed in cassette receiving portion 110 of console 100 as best seen in fig4 fluidics manifold 200 contains a plurality of sub assemblies or manifolds mounted to common primary manifold 210 for example fluidics manifold 200 may additionally contain aspiration manifold 220 and or infusion irrigation manifold 230 and or valve or pincher manifold 240 as seen in fig5 for example each of manifolds 210 220 230 and 240 manifold 240 used as an illustrative example are self contained and may contain necessary the valves regulators sensors or other active embedded mechanical electrical or electromechanical devices required to perform each manifold 39 s primary function such as air cylinders 245 by way of example manifolds 220 and 230 pneumatically and fluidly communicate with cassette 10 through primary manifold 210 such communication being controlled by pincher manifold 240 primary manifold 210 may be mounted in cassette receiving portion 110 of console.