597040 Disclosed is a housing (20) for use as part of a medical container, such as a cabinet (10), for the dry storage of flexible scopes. The housing (20) has an inlet (22) to allow air to pass into the housing and an outlet (23) to allow air to pass out of the housing, a pump (50) to pump air into the housing via the inlet, and a vacuum (60) to suck air from the housing through the outlet. The housing further comprises an outlet connector connected to the outlet which is connectable to a port of at least one of the scopes, such that, in use, the inside of a medical scope is dried via the vacuum. The outlet connector includes a vacuum pole (40), which extends substantially to the height of the housing.
