A surgical cutting edge that is designed to be mounted into the handle of an adenotome to excise the adenoids (hypertrophic lymphoid tissue in the nasopharynx) during an adenoidectomy. The device is typically a flat piece of metal (e.g., stainless steel) with one or both sharp edges at the working end; it is configured at its proximal end to attach to a particular type of adenotome. This is a reusable device.