Patent ID: 8641488

Claim:
A smoke capture adapter, comprising: a first adapter part comprising: a first generally ring-shaped portion with a first cylindrical inner surface for securely engaging a laser apparatus having a beam propagation axis, said first generally ring-shaped portion being oriented such that said beam propagation axis passes through a region bound by said first generally ring-shaped portion; and a tubular outlet extending from said first generally ring-shaped portion arranged for communication with a vacuum tube; a second adapter part rotatably connected to said first adapter part and arranged to rotate generally about said beam propagation axis, said adapter second part comprising: a second generally ring-shaped portion adjacent said first generally ring-shaped portion, said first and second generally ring-shaped portions defining a generally toroidal cavity; and an inlet in fluid communication with said generally toroidal cavity; said tubular outlet and said inlet in fluid communication through said cavity; whereby the position of said inlet relative to said first adapter part may be adjusted by rotating said second adapter part relative to said first adapter part.