摘要 |
A spatula for taking cell samples for histological examination comprises a body portion and a head portion, in which the spatula is formed from a non-absorbent plastics material and includes a frangible zone between the body and neck portions whereby the head portion can be broken away from the body portion by relative bending about a lateral axis in the frangible zone, the frangible zone nevertheless having sufficient strength to resist fracture under rotational forces about the longitudinal axis of the spatula in use.
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