Patent ID: 6863667
Filing Date: 2005-03-08
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An interface, adapted to couple a patient's eye to a surgical laser system, the interface comprising: an attachment ring, the ring overlaying the anterior surface of the eye; a lens cone, the lens cone defining a first plane surface and coupled to a delivery tip of the surgical laser such that the delivery tip is positionally referenced to the first plane surface, wherein the lens cone comprises an apex ring coupled to the first plane surface; and an applanation lens disposed at a distal end of the apex ring, the applanation lens positioned in a second plane, parallel to the first plane such that the delivery tip is positionally referenced to the second plane; and a gripper, including a first recentacle for receiving the attachment ring, the gripper further including a central orifice for receiving the lens cone, the gripper stabilizing the relative positions of the lens cone and the attachment ring when the cone and ring are received within the gripper.