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Andrew G. Whitehead
Senior Vice President - Sales & Marketing
Phone: (631) 582-6777
andyw@crosstex.com

Sterilization Assurance Leaders Join Forces

Crosstex Acquires Sterilization Monitoring Business of ConFirm,
Uniting Best-of-Breed Technologies

Hauppauge, New York - February 14, 2011 - In a move that brings together two leading providers of sterilization assurance products in North America, Crosstex International, a subsidiary of Cantel Medical Corp. (NYSE: CMN), has purchased the sterilization monitoring business of Colorado- based ConFirm Monitoring Systems, Inc.

Crosstex, a leading global provider of infection prevention and control products, is the sales and technology leader in sterilization pouches in the dental market. Crosstex’s flagship Sure-Check® sterilization pouches are the first of their kind to have patent-pending Class 4 internal/external multi-variable indicators that validate all 3 criteria for instrument sterilization (time, temperature and steam), as per ISO standards and CDC guidelines.

For more than 10 years, ConFirm has been a leading provider of biological monitoring services for sterilization equipment in North America, conducting over 2 million tests annually. The company offers both a mail-in service and in-office spore test kits for healthcare professionals to verify the performance of their sterilizers in accordance with industry guidelines for daily or weekly testing.

"This represents a marriage of two best-of-breed technologies and two market leaders," said Andrew Whitehead, Crosstex Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Sure-Check pouches provide the most advanced chemical monitoring to confirm each sterilization cycle. When combined with ConFirm’s biological monitoring for daily or weekly testing of the sterilizer, healthcare professionals will have the ultimate in sterilization assurance for their practice."

According to Gary Steinberg, CEO of Crosstex, "ConFirm is an ideal addition to our sterilization product portfolio. Given that the sterilizer is a critical component of infection control in every dental office and most healthcare facilities, we want to provide the most effective tools to ensure it is functioning properly."

For information on the full line of Crosstex infection control and preventive products, please contact Crosstex at 1-631-582-6777.

 
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