Pill splitter

Details Pill splitter Pill splitter

1991-05-10

1992-06-02

Rosenbaum, Mark

Severing by tearing or breaking

Breaking or tearing apparatus

Movable breaking tool

241DIG27, D24101, B26F 300

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051180219

ABSTRACT:
A device for splitting an object, preferably a pill, tablet, capsule or caplet of any of a variety of shapes or sizes, the device having a base with a pill receptacle for receiving and centering the pill. The device also includes a hinged top with a blade adapted for entering the receptacle and engaging and splitting the pill when the cap is closed. The device is adapted to be used as a cap for a container for storing the pills, tablets or caplets to be split.

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