Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Patent
1994-06-23
1995-12-26
Rosenbaum, C. Fred
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
604218, 604 92, 604 56, A61M 3700
Patent
active
054783119
ABSTRACT:
A pill crushing/dispensing device includes a plunger having a handle at one end and an abraded surface at the other, and a barrel/spoon unit which has an opposing abraded surface in its bottom interior so that a pill is crushed between the abraded surfaces as the plunger is advanced into the barrel. After the pill is crushed between the abraded surfaces, the plunger is removed and a fluid added to create a suspension of pill crushings which may then be orally administered by tipping the barrel/spoon unit to a generally horizontal position so that the fluid flows into the spoon unit which may then itself be inserted into a patient's mouth. In alternative embodiments, a central air passageway extends the length of the plunger unit to facilitate the flow of air to and from an air pocket between the abraded surfaces to facilitate the easy movement of the plunger within the closed barrel. A cap may be used to selectively seal the passageway. In an alternative construction, the plunger may be hollow to contain additional pills for later administration, and a cap provided to seal the hollow interior of the plunger and retain the pills therein.
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Rosenbaum C. Fred
Van Over Perry E.
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