Patent ID: 8348935

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 configured to direct electrical energy to an eye positioned at 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; a force measurement element configured to measure a force between at least one contact area and the surface of the eye; a controller configured to receive, from the force measurement element, a first signal indicative of the measured force between the at least one contact area and the surface of the eye, the controller being further configured to determine whether at least a predetermined amount of force has been achieved based on the first signal; and an adjustment system configured to move the at least one contact area at the distal end of the energy conducting element into engagement with the surface of the eye in response to a second signal received from the controller, the second signal being indicative of whether the measured force between the at least one contact area and the surface of the eye achieves at least the predetermined amount of force.