Creutzfeldt-Jacobs Disease (CJD) Instrument Set and Basket

The PMD CJD Instrument Set is compromised of single use, high-quality instruments in a basket. 

The PMD CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) comes packaged in a self-contained basket and consists of one or more of the following instruments:

• Hudson Brace
• McKenzie Bur
• Gigli wire saw and handles
• BiPolar bayonet forceps and cable
• Standard bayonet forceps
• Foerster Sponge forcep,
• Metzenbaum
• Mayo scissor
• Mayo-Hegar needle holder
• Frazier suction tubes (1 sizes each)
• Freer periosteal elevator
• Halsted-Mosquito forceps

If this instrument is/was used in a patient with, or suspected of having Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), the instrument cannot be reused and must be incinerated postoperatively, due to the inability to reprocess or sterilize to eliminate the risk of cross-contamination. Consult WHO and local regulations for further information. The surgical instrument must be inspected, cleaned and sterilized before each surgical procedure.

About Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

CJD is a rare, degenerative, fatal brain disorder. It affects about one person in every one million per year worldwide.