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blow-drying for 15 minutes with all the caps attached and then blowdrying for another 15 minutes with all the caps removed. Then there's
another 15-minute cycle for the irrigator channel. I set a timer for 15
minutes so I can do other things while the scopes are drying. We let
the water bottle tops dry all night with lower pressure air. We hang
dry scopes in the cupboards at day's end.
Thanks to the manifold system, it doesn't take us nearly as long to
ensure that our scopes' channels are clear of residual water that could
cause harmful bacteria to grow while the instruments are stored
between uses.
Craig Reeves
Saint Luke's G.I. Diagnostics
Kansas City, Mo.
ckreeves_200@yahoo.com
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