Patent ID: 8460278

Claim:
An energy conducting system for applying therapy to an eye, the system comprising: a conducting element, the conducting element being configured to conduct energy from an energy source to a distal end to apply therapy to an eye, the conducting element including a first electrode and a second electrode separated by a gap; and a covering configured to be removably attached to the distal end of the conducting element such that at least one of a distal end of the first electrode and a distal end of the second electrode are in direct contact with the covering, the covering having an interface surface positionable at the eye, at least a portion of the interface surface including one or more dielectric materials, the energy from the energy conducting element being deliverable to the eye through the interface surface, the covering being a flexible sheath structure prior to being removably attached to the distal end of the conducting element, the covering being configured to be removed from the distal end of the conducting element as the flexible sheath structure, wherein the covering is one of a plurality of removably attachable coverings.