Patent ID: 8568394

Claim:
A patient interface system for supporting therapy provided by a surgical laser to an eye, the patient interface system comprising: an interface device comprising: a frame having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end is adapted to couple with the surgical laser; a corneal interface lens disposed at the first end, and a skirt affixed to the first end, wherein the skirt is adapted to seal against an anterior surface of the eye; and a centration device comprising: a first portion adapted to be removably coupled within the second end, the first portion comprising an indicator extending from a circumference of the first portion towards an optical axis of the centration device, the indicator identifying an optical axis of the corneal interface lens as well as the interface device when the centration device is coupled to the interface device; and a second portion contiguous with the first portion, the second portion adapted to secure the first portion to the second end and release the first portion from the second end; wherein the first portion is adapted to radially bias against an interior surface of the second end when the second portion secures the first portion to the second end, wherein the second end of the frame is angled away from the optical axis of the interface device, and wherein the second portion comprises first and second arms, the first and second arms both angled away from the optical axis of the interface device and substantially parallel with the second end of the frame.