Pill splitter with rotating bed

Details Pill splitter with rotating bed Pill splitter with rotating bed

2007-10-02

2007-10-02

Peterson, Kenneth E. (Department: 3724)

Severing by tearing or breaking

Breaking or tearing apparatus

C083S856000, C083S932000, C225S006000, C225S023000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11306887

ABSTRACT:
A pill splitter splits a pill in quarters along a major axis and a minor axis The pill splitter has a lower body, and an upper body, integrally affixed to the lower body. A rotating bed receptacle is rotatingly affixed in the pill splitter, and contains a bed substantially conforming to the pill shape. A membrane, disposed below the bed, contains a cruciate cutout into which are formed a major axis slit and a minor axis slit. A long, thin cutting blade is disposed below and in proximity to the bed receptacle. In use the, receptacle is rotated to a position so that the cutting blade is disposed beneath the one axis slit and beneath the corresponding axis of the pill. A blow struck to a plunger aligned with the blade by plunger slots and guides cuts the pill along the chosen axis.

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patent: 5634272 (1997-06-01), Samuelson
patent: 5873294 (1999-02-01), Sciuto
patent: 6474525 (2002-11-01), Reitano
patent: 6644528 (2003-11-01), Reitano

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