Patent ID: 7691247

Claim:
An apparatus for aligning a capillary with respect to a sample analysis system including a fiber, the apparatus comprising: an alignment block having a first face and a second face; a plurality of grooves defined on the first face, wherein the plurality of grooves intersect about at a detection point on the alignment block, wherein each of the plurality of grooves is sized and shaped to nest at least one of the capillary or the fiber; and a support block having a face facing the first face of the alignment block, wherein a plurality of complementary grooves are defined on the face, wherein the plurality of complementary grooves intersect about at a point on the support block, wherein each of the plurality of complementary grooves is sized and shaped to nest at least one of the capillary or the fiber, and wherein the face mates against the first face to clamp the capillary or the fiber within the plurality of grooves and the plurality of complementary grooves.