Patent ID: 9551700
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: B01L,G01N

Claim:
1. A method of screening for abnormal cells in each of a plurality of patient cervical cell samples comprising: collecting the plurality of individual patient samples each containing cervical cells in solution, wherein each sample is identified with an individual patient; depositing a population of cervical cells sufficient for Papanicolau staining from each individual patient sample onto a separate, delimited area of a plate, wherein each delimited area is created from a coating and delineated by an edge formed by a thickness of the coating on the plate and sized to contain a population of cells for Papanicolau screening, such that an individual delimited area contains the sample of a single patient; adhering each population of cervical cells from each individual patient to the separate delimited area of the plate to yield a plurality of monolayers each adhered to an individual delimited area to prevent cross contamination; drying the plurality of adhered cell monolayers; performing Papanicolau staining by simultaneously exposing each individual delimited area of the plate to Papanicolau stain; and examining each stained monolayer of cervical cells to determine a presence or absence of abnormal cells in each of the individual patient samples.