Filtering system, apparatus, and method

A fluid evacuation apparatus, comprising:

• a surgical apparatus having a fluid conduit therethrough;
• a vacuum tube fluidly coupled with the fluid conduit;
• an electrostatic precipitator comprising a housing, an inlet port fluidly coupled to an outlet port, a first filter, and a second filter, the inlet fluidly coupled with the vacuum tube and the fluid conduit, the electrostatic precipitator comprising at least one filter, at least one electrode and at least one collection surface, and a collection tray, the at least one electrode operable to ionize nearby particulate, the at least one collection surface operable to attract ionized particulate, the at least one filter located adjacent the fluid conduit, the collection tray operable to receive the plurality of particulates from the at least one collection surface, the first filter is located adjacent the inlet port and is operable to remove coarse particulate from a flow of fluid from the inlet port, the second filter located in the housing adjacent to the outlet port, wherein the second filter is operable to remove particulate from the flow of fluid to the outlet port;
• and
• a vacuum source fluidly coupled with the vacuum tube, wherein the vacuum source is operable to create a flow of fluid through the fluid conduit, the vacuum tube and the electrostatic precipitator, wherein the collection surface is electrically charged to at least partially capture oppositely charged particulates in the flow of fluid.