A sanitary monitoring system for a medical device having a plurality of ports connected to channels that extend along the internals of the medical device, the system comprising: a medical container having a first fluid pump configured to pump fluid into the container and a second fluid pump configured to draw air from the container into the channels of the medical device via a hollow member ; one or more conduits configured to be connected to the medical device, said one or more conduits being connected to the hollow member , said hollow member is configured to be in fluid communication with the second fluid pump; one or more measurement devices configured to assist in determining one or more flow rates of fluid drawn through the one or more conduits ; and a status device configured to determine a sanitary condition of the medical device from the one or more flow rates, wherein in use, fluid is drawn through the medical device and the one or more conduits and then through the hollow member with the first and second fluid pumps working in conjunction to create a vacuum in the container, and in that in the event that the status device determines that the medical device is soiled, not connected to the conduits , partially connected to the conduits or incorrectly connected to the conduits , the status device is configured to provide an indication to a user of the associated problem; characterized in that the one or more measurement devices assist in determining the one or more flow rates associated with the medical device by: communicating one or more pressures from the one or more conduits to the status device; and communicating one or more pressures from the hollow member to the status device. a medical container having a first fluid pump configured to pump fluid into the container and a second fluid pump configured to draw air from the container into the channels of the medical device via a hollow member ; one or more conduits configured to be connected to the medical device, said one or more conduits being connected to the hollow member , said hollow member is configured to be in fluid communication with the second fluid pump; one or more measurement devices configured to assist in determining one or more flow rates of fluid drawn through the one or more conduits ; and a status device configured to determine a sanitary condition of the medical device from the one or more flow rates, wherein in use, fluid is drawn through the medical device and the one or more conduits and then through the hollow member with the first and second fluid pumps working in conjunction to create a vacuum in the container, and in that in the event that the status device determines that the medical device is soiled, not connected to the conduits , partially connected to the conduits or incorrectly connected to the conduits , the status device is configured to provide an indication to a user of the associated problem; characterized in that the one or more measurement devices assist in determining the one or more flow rates associated with the medical device by: communicating one or more pressures from the one or more conduits to the status device; and communicating one or more pressures from the hollow member to the status device. communicating one or more pressures from the one or more conduits to the status device; and communicating one or more pressures from the hollow member to the status device. <EOS>