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A probe wash vessel characterized as having a cylindrical-shaped, outer test tube with at least two vertically aligned faucets, and an inner cannula positioned within the test tube, wherein the inner cannula is characterized by a top funnel opening attached to a stem, the stem characterized as havin

A probe wash vessel characterized as having a cylindrical-shaped, outer test tube with at least two vertically aligned faucets, and an inner cannula positioned within the test tube, wherein the inner cannula is characterized by a top funnel opening attached to a stem, the stem characterized as having two arm extensions are attached to the two faucets, wherein washing fluid influent and effluent through the arm extensions washes a probe inserted through the top funnel into the stem.

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1. A probe wash vessel comprising a) an outer test tube of a first length, having an open top end of a first diameter, a closed bottom end, a first cylindrical sidewall, an interior environment and an exterior environment, said first cylindrical sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surfa

1. A probe wash vessel comprising a) an outer test tube of a first length, having an open top end of a first diameter, a closed bottom end, a first cylindrical sidewall, an interior environment and an exterior environment, said first cylindrical sidewall having an inner surface and an outer surface, which extend between said open top end and said closed bottom end, and at least two holes in said first cylindrical sidewall; b) at least two faucets, which are aligned with said holes of said outer test tube and attached to the outer surface of said first cylindrical sidewall, a lower faucet being positioned closer to said closed bottom end of said outer test tube and an upper faucet being positioned closer to said open top end of said outer test tube; c) an inner cannula of a second length which is shorter than said first length, said inner cannula having a top funnel opening, a bottom end, an inner environment, an outer environment and a stem, which comprises a second cylindrical sidewall extending between said top funnel opening and said bottom end, said stem having an outer surface, an inner surface and a second diameter that is smaller than said first diameter, said stem having at least two arm extensions, upper and lower arm extensions, protruding from the outer surface of said stem to allow materials to pass from said inner environment of said inner cannula to said outer environment; and d) said inner cannula being positioned within said interior environment of said outer test tube so that said bottom end and lower arm extension of said inner cannula are aligned with said lower faucet of said outer test tube, said top funnel opening fitting securely within said open top end of said outer test tube and said upper arm extension being aligned with said upper faucet of said outer test tube to allow materials to be poured into said funnel opening of said cannula and pass through said upper and lower arm extensions, bottom end and upper or lower faucets to said exterior environment of said outer test tube without being exposed to said interior environment of said outer test tube. 2. The probe wash vessel of claim 1, wherein the probe wash vessel is made from teflon, glass or plastic. 3. The probe wash vessel of claim 1, wherein the diameter of the outer test tube is about 10 mm to about 60 mm and the diameter of the stem is about 2 mm to about 15 mm. 4. The probe wash vessel of claim 3, wherein the diameter of the outer test tube is about 20 mm to about 30 mm and the stem has a diameter of about 5 mm to about 6 mm. 5. The probe wash vessel of claim 1, wherein the length of the outer test tube is about 5 cm to about 15 cm and the length of the inner cannula is about 4 cm to about 14 cm. 6. The probe wash vessel of claim 5, wherein the outer test tube is about 8 cm to about 11 cm long and the inner cannula is about 7 cm to about 10 cm long. 7. The probe wash vessel of claim 1, wherein the top funnel opening of the inner cannula is off-center relative to the outer test tubed. 8. The probe wash vessel of claim 1, wherein the outer test tube is a beaker. 9. The probe wash vessel of claim 8, wherein the top funnel opening of the inner cannula has a diameter of about 2 mm to about 20 mm and the open top end of the beaker has a diameter of about 30 mm to about 150 mm. 10. The probe wash vessel of claim 9, wherein the top funnel opening of the inner cannula has a diameter of about 4 mm to about 7 mm and the open top end of the beaker has a diameter of about 40 mm to about 60 mm. 11. The probe wash vessel of claim 8, wherein the beaker is about 4 cm to about 20 cm in length and the inner cannula is about 3 cm to about 19 cm longs. 12. The probe wash vessel of claim 11, wherein the beaker is about 7 cm to about 9 cm in length and the inner cannula is about 6 cm to about 8 cm long.