Pill sorter and counting device
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Abstract
Pill sorting devices are described herein that include a cavity formed from a bottom, a front, a first side wall, and a second side wall, a channel formed at the intersection of the first side wall and the second side wall, and a delivery channel within the front and first side wall or the within the front and the second side wall, wherein the delivery channel is offset from the channel. The pill sorting, counting, and dispensing device can be useful for people with arthritis or poor sight, or could be used commercially in pharmacies or industrially. Methods of making and using the pill sorting, counting, and dispensing devices are also described.
Claims19
A pill sorting device including
- a cavity formed from a bottom, a front, a first side wall, and a second side wall,
- a channel formed at the intersection of the first side wall and the second side wall, and
- a delivery channel within the front and the first side wall or within the front and the second side wall, wherein the delivery channel is offset from the channel, and includes a ridge configured to dispense a pill by exiting the delivery channel,
- wherein the first side wall and second side wall are generally L-shaped, and
- wherein the bottom adjoins the first side wall and second side wall and is generally square shaped.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.