Patent ID: 7651280

Claim:
A coupling comprising: a capillary for conducting a fluid, a conduit for one of supplying the capillary with fluid and draining the capillary of fluid, a wave guide for conducting light, the wave guide having an end that is inserted into an end of the capillary to define an opening therebetween, a housing comprising: a first aperture that receives the wave guide into the housing, a second aperture that receives the capillary into the housing, a recess defined in the housing that receives the wave guide and the capillary, a support member in the recess, the support member positions and supports the wave guide and the capillary in the recess, and comprises a bore that fluidically couples the conduit to the opening, and a seal within the recess that seals the coupling between the conduit and the opening to prevent fluid leakage therefrom.