Cap-pap test

A kit which comprises a carrying box comprising:

• a) labeled bottles containing reagents for use in a method for in vitro labeling of abnormal cervical cells with an acid phosphatase enzyme reaction,
• b) control slides, comprising
• (1) microscopic slides with HeLa cells smeared on, and
• (2) microscopic slides stained with HeLa cells, and
• c) written instructions for using said reagents to perform said method on analytical specimens obtained from healthy women or patients, and
• d) written instructions for using said HeLa smears for quality control and/or quality assurance of said method.

An assembly of instruments comprising at least

• a) an automatic mechanical device to combine all steps of a method for in vitro labeling of abnormal cervical cells with an acid phosphatase enzyme reaction into a continuous stepwise procedure, comprising:
• i) a train to carry unstained smears throughout a series of stations, and
• ii) a series of stations providing technical facility for performance of every step of the staining procedure, and
• iii) a motor to move said train with smears throughout said stations and said staining procedure,
• whereby said devices are combined into an automatic staining device for processing said marker and making said smears instantly available for human evaluation and classification into categories;
• and
• b) an assembly of microscopic image analysis devices comprising at least:
• i) a high resolution microscope,
• ii) an image analyzer, and
• iii) an image recognition software,
• whereby these instruments and software compose an image analysis system, where the microscope produces an image of said smears and projects it into the image analyzer, where the image recognition software automatically compares said image with prerecorded data necessary for classification of images into negative/nonnegative/positive categories, and produces results of this comparison, and
• whereby, a composition of said automatic staining device and said image analysis system composes a workstation for performing said method steps from staining to evaluation, automatically and without human participation (robotic).