Patent ID: 8992516
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61N

Abstract:
1. A system for applying therapy to an eye, the system comprising: an electrical energy source; an electrical energy conducting element, comprising two conductors separated by a gap of a selected distance and extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the electrical conducting element operably connected to the electrical energy source and adapted to receive, at the proximal end, electrical energy generated by the electrical energy source and direct the electrical energy at the distal end, the distal end being positionable at an eye; a coolant supply; and at least one coolant delivery element in communication with the coolant supply, the at least one coolant delivery element being operable to deliver a pulse of coolant to the distal end, wherein the at least one coolant delivery element is positioned to deliver the pulse of coolant in the gap between the two conductors, wherein the electrical energy conducting element and the at least one coolant delivery element are included in a enclosed assembly, a dielectric material forming a bottom surface at the distal end, and the at least one coolant delivery element applies the pulse of coolant to the dielectric material positioned over the eye at the distal end, the at least one coolant delivery element delivering the coolant without forming a cooling layer between the dielectric and the eye.