Patent ID: 8333507

Claim:
An adapter for connecting a ring guide and rod with a holder comprising: a first engagement member; and a second engagement member; wherein the first engagement member is configured to engage a first complementary engagement member formed on a rod; wherein the second engagement member is configured to engage a second complimentary member formed on a holder, the holder being configured to removably engage a radiation sensing device, wherein the radiation sensing device includes either a radiation film unit or a digital sensor housed within a housing; wherein the first engagement member is connected to the second engagement member via a handle; and wherein the first complimentary engagement member on the rod is normal to a surface of the rod and extends in a D 1 away from the surface of the rod, wherein the first engagement member is inserted into and mated with the first engagement member in the direction D 1 , and wherein the handle extends in a direction D 2 , and wherein an acute angle β is formed between the direction D 1 and the direction D 2 .