Why Choose CIDEX OPA Solution?
SPEED. SAFETY. SHELF LIFE. TRUST.
Nothing is better for expensive endoscopes and other medical devices than CIDEX
OPA Solution (0.55% ortho-phthalaldehyde), the non-glutaraldehyde solution
for disinfection of flexible endoscopes and other medical devices. In fact,
CIDEX OPA Solution is one of the gentlest reprocessing options available,
which means it can substantially reduce instrument damage and repair costs.
What’s more, CIDEX OPA Solution has been shown to be a better
investment than glutaraldehyde or peracetic acid1,2 not only because of
its speed and efficiency but also because of its environmental safety.
Combined, these factors explain why CIDEX
OPA Solution makes both clinical and economic sense for facilities seeking a
more cost-efficient option for instrument reprocessing.
Increase speed and efficiency
- Rapid 5-minute immersion time at a minimum of 25°C in an automatic endoscope reprocessor*
- Efficient 12-minute soak time at room temperature (25°C) for manual reprocessing
- Schedule more procedures with quick scope turnaround
- Improve staff productivity
- Effective against glutaraldehyde-resistant mycobacteria3
* When used or reused in a legally marketed automatic endoscope
reprocessor that can be set to a minimum of 25°C according to the directions
for use.
Improve flexibility
- Reprocesses more devices per gallon than glutaraldehyde
- No activation or mixing required
- For use in both automated and manual reprocessing
- 2-year shelf life and 75-day open-bottle shelf
life
Time and cost savings
†Current disinfection cycle times for CIDEX OPA Solution is
5-minutes at a minimum of 25°C in an AER 2.4 times faster.
Enhanced safety
- Glutaraldehyde-free
- Virtually odorless due to low vapor pressure‡
- No special vents or air monitors required
‡Most studies conducted have concluded that the vapor
pressure of CIDEX OPA Solution is undetectable at room temperature.
Reduced instrument damage and repair
- Offers material compatibility
- Noncorrosive
- Gentler on flexible scopes than peracetic acid
* When used or reused in a legally marketed automatic endoscope
reprocessor that can be set to a minimum of 25°C according to the directions
for use.
1. Hession SM. Endoscope disinfection by ortho-phthalaldehyde
in a clinical setting: an evaluation of processing time and costs compared with
glutaraldehyde. Poster presented at Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates;
May 18-23, 2001; Tampa, Fla.
2. CIDEX OPA Solution Case History Series No. 2
(2002); Sullivan & Associates.
3. Fraud S, Maillard JY. Russell AD. Comparison of the
mycobactericidal activity of ortho-phthaldehyde, glutaraldehyde and other dialdehydes
by a quantitative suspension test. J Hosp Infect. 2001;48(3):214-221.
4. CIDEX OPA Solution Case History Series No. 1
(2002); Sullivan & Associates.
For more information about CIDEX OPA Solution,
please call ASP Customer Care Center at 888-783-7723 or email aspservices@aspus.jnj.com.
