Combination pill cutter and crusher pliers
US10864141B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J7/0007
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pliers having an upper jaw supporting a cutting blade chamber near the tip of the pliers and fixed crushing protrusions closer to a pivot of the pliers. The cutting blade chamber includes a depressed basin with a slot for receiving and retaining a releasable cutting blade. The arcuate concave cutting edge of the blade is aligned to a pill-holding cavity in the lower jaw of the pliers such that, when the pliers are manually closed, the blade cuts an installed pill in half. The fixed crushing protrusions are mounted on a convex semi-cylindrical shell, and are aligned to pill holding cavities in a concave semi-cylindrical crushing basin in the lower jaw of the pliers such that, when the pliers are manually closed, pills in the cavities are crushed.
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