Pill crusher and splitter
US7252254B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J7/0007
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A pill or tablet crusher and splitter using a combination lever and screw action. A lever attached to a ring having an internal screw thread advances a transversely movable platen towards a transversely fixed or placed anvil crushing a pill or tablet placed between the platen and anvil. The anvil may be removable for easy cleaning. A pill or tablet splitter may be placed in a sunken area beneath an intermediate portion of the lever. The pill or tablet splitter has a tray with a plurality of slopped bottom V-shaped pill or tablet holding clamps. A blade attached to a cover-cutter is placed over the tray. The cover-cutter is forced downward by the movement of the lever splitting or cutting the pills or tablets.
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