ASP Celebrates Over 50 Years of Pioneering High-Level Disinfection with the CIDEX^® Solutions Brand

Join us in celebrating the golden anniversary of the CIDEX^® Solutions brand. Over 50 years ago Ethicon pioneered a trail for the high-level disinfection category by creating CIDEX^® Solutions. Infection prevention is part of the legacy of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, dating back to the 1800s with the introduction of sterile surgical dressings.

The need for high-level disinfection began in the 1960s, with the introduction of reusable flexible endoscopes. These high-tech minimally invasive devices could not withstand the heat and pressure associated with steam; therefore Ethicon Inc. developed a lower temperature high-level disinfectant solution that was efficacious, yet gentle on endoscopes. At the time, formaldehyde and ethylene oxide (ETO) were the primary alternatives to high-temperature steam modalities.

Ethicon Inc. patented CIDEX^® Activated Dialdehyde Solution, a revolutionary innovative product at the time. The CIDEX^® Solutions brand introduced the first high-level disinfection product specifically designed for instruments, such as flexible scopes with delicate materials and lenses. Over the last 50 years, the CIDEX^® Solutions brand has established itself as the trailblazer for high-level disinfection and the gold standard for the category.¹

The CIDEX^® Solutions brand tradition of innovation continues into the 21st century with winning technologies in high-level disinfection products:

• CIDEX^® OPA Solution is the industry instrument processing standard for semi-critical devices that require high-level disinfection.
  CIDEX^® OPA Solution is the time-tested, rapid, high-level disinfectant trusted by over 10,000 customers worldwide.
• CIDEX^® OPA-C Solution provides a fast and effective solution for high-level disinfection of flexible endoscopes. Based on the clinically proven CIDEX^® OPA Solution, CIDEX^® OPA-C Solution is a concentrated high-level disinfectant specially formulated for use with the EVOTECH^® Endoscope Cleaner and Reprocessor (ECR). The EVOTECH^® ECR is a revolution in endoscope cleaning that provides an automated solution for cleaning of flexible endoscopes.^*

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