Patent ID: 8202272

Claim:
A system for applying therapy to an eye, the system comprising: an electrical energy source; and an electrical energy conducting element extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the energy conducting element operably connected to the electrical energy source at the proximal end and adapted to direct electrical energy to the distal end, the energy conducting element including: an outer conductor extending to the distal end; and an inner conductor extending to the distal end and disposed within the outer conductor, the outer conductor and the inner conductor being separated by a gap, the inner conductor having an opening at the distal end and a contact area along a periphery of the opening, the contact area being positionable at a surface of an eye, and the electrical energy being applied to the eye according to the contact area; a coolant supply; a coolant delivery system in communication with the coolant supply; and a sheet of dielectric material covering the distal end to provide a bottom surface of a substantially enclosed assembly that includes at least the electrical energy conducting element and the coolant delivery system, the coolant delivery system being adapted to deliver a micro-controlled pulse of coolant to the dielectric material.