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Chapter 5 Preparation for Use of Endoscope
5.4.3
Inspecting Air/Water Supply Channel, Suction Channel, Forceps Channel and Balloon Air feed Inlet
(1) Turn on the power of the suction unit, cart and processor.
Keep the lamp off.
(2)
Prepare a cup of sterile water.
(3) With the distal end of the endoscope held in the air, press
the air/water button completely. Check that water is
discharged from the balloon water port.
[Note]
Note that the direction that water comes out.
(4) Immerse the distal end of the endoscope in water, cover
the hole at the center of the air/water button with your
finger, and then check that air comes out of the nozzle.
Release the finger from the hole and check that air does
not leak from the nozzle.
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