BD Cell Enrichment Process

The BD SurePath™ Cell Enrichment Process helps ensure pre-cancerous cells will not be lost from sample to slide.

trapped debris is removed

BD SurePath™ enriched
cell pellet

See a larger image of how the density gradient used in the BD SurePath™ proprietary Cell Enrichment process can remove debris.

BD SurePath™ Pap test provides significant advantages for your practice.

The BD SurePath™ proprietary Cell Enrichment process separates and reduces obscuring debris (e.g. blood, mucous) and inflammatory cells, providing better visualization of clinically relevant cells.		BD SurePath™ is the only Pap test available today with a FDA approved 64.4% increase in HSIL+ detection^*.
1.	After the first centrifugation, debris are trapped then removed, enriching the clinical materials in the sample.
2.	After the second centrifugation, an enriched cell pellet of clinical material is produced. Up to five slides can be made from the BD SurePath™ enriched cell pellet.

*Compared to conventional Pap smear. See BD PrepStain™ Slide Processor product insert, direct to vial study population, Table 26. Note: Site to site variations in performance are expected.
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