A reprocessing system for decontaminating medical devices , comprising: (a) a decontamination basin comprising an interior surface; (b) a lid configured to transition between an open configuration and a closed configuration, wherein the lid is configured to enclose the interior surface of the decontamination basin in the closed configuration, wherein the lid and the interior surface of the decontamination basin are configured to cooperate to house a medical device when in the lid is in the closed configuration; (c) a cleaning assembly operable to clean a medical device housed in the decontamination basin ; (d) an exterior portion of the reprocessing system; and (e) an actuating panel assembly comprising a rail fixed to the interior surface of the decontamination basin , a panel , and a latching assembly , wherein the actuating panel assembly is configured to transition between a withdrawn position and an extended position and is configured to actuate relative to the rail from the withdrawn position the extended position, wherein the actuating panel assembly is configured to be enclosed by the lid and the interior surface of the decontamination basin in the withdrawn position, wherein the actuating panel assembly is configured to extend above the exterior portion of the reprocessing system while the actuating panel assembly is in the extended position, and wherein the actuating panel assembly is configured to selectively latch from the withdrawn position to the extended position, the latching assembly configured to support the panel relative to the rail when the actuating panel assembly is in the withdrawn position and the extended position, such that the actuation panel assembly is self-supported in the withdrawn position and the extended position. (a) a decontamination basin comprising an interior surface; (b) a lid configured to transition between an open configuration and a closed configuration, wherein the lid is configured to enclose the interior surface of the decontamination basin in the closed configuration, wherein the lid and the interior surface of the decontamination basin are configured to cooperate to house a medical device when in the lid is in the closed configuration; (c) a cleaning assembly operable to clean a medical device housed in the decontamination basin ; (d) an exterior portion of the reprocessing system; and (e) an actuating panel assembly comprising a rail fixed to the interior surface of the decontamination basin , a panel , and a latching assembly , wherein the actuating panel assembly is configured to transition between a withdrawn position and an extended position and is configured to actuate relative to the rail from the withdrawn position the extended position, wherein the actuating panel assembly is configured to be enclosed by the lid and the interior surface of the decontamination basin in the withdrawn position, wherein the actuating panel assembly is configured to extend above the exterior portion of the reprocessing system while the actuating panel assembly is in the extended position, and wherein the actuating panel assembly is configured to selectively latch from the withdrawn position to the extended position, the latching assembly configured to support the panel relative to the rail when the actuating panel assembly is in the withdrawn position and the extended position, such that the actuation panel assembly is self-supported in the withdrawn position and the extended position. <EOS>