Solution
Since its introduction in 1999, thousands of healthcare facilities around the world have been using CIDEX® OPA Solution every day to safely high-level disinfect instruments, flexible endoscopes, and other medical devices.
- Glutaraldehyde-free: Non-carcinogenic and effective against glutaraldehyde-resistant mycrobacteria
- Effective: Achieves high-level disinfection in 5 minutes at 20°C.
- Fast-acting: Fast turnaround of reprocessed instruments.
- Long-lasting efficacy: Reusable for up to 14 days when monitored with CIDEX® OPA Test Strips.
- Easy-to-use: Solution with low odor - requires no activation or mixing.
- Safe to use for healthcare professionals: Low vapor pressure for minimal inhalation exposure risk, ready-to-use solution reduces handling.
CIDEX® OPA Solution provides a broad-spectrum activity against bacteria, mycobacteria, viruses and fungi.
CIDEX® OPA Solution offers excellent materials compatibility and can therefore be used to disinfect a wide range of medical instruments made of aluminum, brass, copper, stainless steel, plastics, elastomers and dental materials.
Use Information
- Use-Life: Up to 14 days
- Shelf-Life: 24 months
- Storage Information: 15-30°C
- Open Bottle Shelf Life: 75 days
Test Strips
CIDEX® Test Strips provide a rapid and easy measure of the minimum effective concentration (MEC) to enable an optimal reuse of CIDEX® Activated Glutaraldehyde Solution and CIDEX®OPA Solution.
The minimum effective concentration (MEC) required for high-level disinfection should be tested with the appropriate CIDEX® Test Strip prior to each usage, to check each CIDEX®Solution efficiently destroys microorganisms.
