The Swann-Morton Cervical Biopsy Blades -designed for the most delicate of operations A cervical biopsy is a procedure to remove tissue from the cervix to test for abnormal or pre-cancerous conditions, or cervical cancer. The cervix is the lower, narrow part of the uterus. It forms a canal that opens into the vagina. There are several types of Cervical Biopsy procedures including Endocervical Curettage (ECC), a Punch Biopsy or a Cone Biopsy and they may be used to diagnose various conditions. The Swann-Morton Cervical Biopsy blade is used to diagnose conditions requiring larger sample sizes including but not limited to; • High grade Cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN) • High grade glandular lesions • Broad based polyp removal | I r m n ^ I I A h I rail rwdlij Pari IMTki ^ ™ ^ ™ lets HmMmu «0S, Hanna________

ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING SURGICAL BLADE MANUFACTURERS The Swann-Morton sterile stainless Cervical Biopsy blade is used in conjunction with the Long Stainless Steel Major Handle to take a "Cone" biopsy from the tissue in a woman's cervix. The unique shape and double cutting edge allow the blade to cut clockwise or anticlockwise. It is called a cone biopsy because of the "cone-shaped" wedge of abnormal tissue which is removed from high in the cervical canal. A small amount of normal tissue around the cone-shaped wedge of abnormal tissue is also removed so that a margin free of abnormal cells...