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US 12,144,782 B2Granted
Pill cutters and methods of use
AssigneeSplitrx LLC
InventorsBarry Cheskin, Terah Whiting Smiley
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Abstract
Pill cutters and methods of cutting pills. The pill cutters may optionally include a spinnable blade and may be configured to cause the blade to spin to cut a pill. The pill cutters may be adapted to adjust the position of the pill before cutting the pill.
Claims14
A pill cutter, comprising:
- a bladed portion that includes a blade;
- and
- a base portion including,
- a pill cutting surface sized and configured to receive a pill thereon, and
- a first pill securing member including a first surface, the first pill securing member disposed on a first side of a blade plane and adapted to rotate about a first axis relative to the pill cutting surface and relative to one or more pill support surfaces disposed on the first side and the second side of the blade plane, and
- a second pill securing member including a first surface, the second pill securing member disposed on a second side of the blade plane and adapted to rotate about a second axis relative to the pill cutting surface and relative to the one or more pill support surfaces disposed on the first side and the second side of the blade plane,
- the first and second securing members each having free ends spaced away from the first and second axes, respectively, the first and second pill securing members arranged such that when the first and securing members are each in a closed state and in the absence of a pill, the free ends are directed toward the blade plane,
- the one or more pill support surfaces static relative to the pill cutting surface, and
- the first surfaces of the first and second pill securing members facing the one or more pill support surfaces, the first surfaces of the first and second securing members and the one or more pill support surfaces arranged to apply securing pill forces about the blade plane.
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A pill cutter, comprising:
- a bladed portion that includes a blade;
- and
- a base portion including,
- a pill cutting surface sized and configured to receive a pill thereon,
- a first pill securing member disposed on a first side of a blade plane, the first pill securing member adapted to rotate about a first axis relative to the pill cutting surface,
- a second pill securing member disposed on a second side of the blade plane, the second pill securing member adapted to rotate about a second axis relative to the pill cutting surface,
- the first and second securing members each having ends that are spaced from the corresponding axis and that are directed across the blade plane, the first and second securing members each having an inner surface with a bend formed therein;
- one or more pill support surfaces static relative to the pill cutting surface,
- an actuator in operable communication with the first and second securing members, the actuator positioned such that it is physically accessible for direct contact and movement relative to the pill cutting surface to cause symmetrical movement of the first and second pill securing members about the blade plane,
- the first and second pill securing members facing the one or more pill support surfaces, the first and second pill securing members and the one or more pill support surfaces arranged to apply securing pill forces about the blade plane.
7 more elements
A pill cutter, comprising:
- a bladed portion that includes a blade;
- and
- a base portion including,
- a pill cutting surface sized and configured to receive a pill thereon, and
- a first pill securing member including a first surface, the first pill securing member disposed on a first side of a blade plane and adapted to rotate about a first axis relative to the pill cutting surface, and
- a second pill securing member including a first surface, the second pill securing member disposed on a second side of the blade plane and adapted to rotate about a second axis relative to the pill cutting surface,
- the first and second securing members each having ends spaced away from the first and second axes, respectively, the first and second pill securing members arranged such that when the first and securing members are each in a closed state and in the absence of a pill, the ends are closer to the blade plane than the corresponding axis,
- a pill support fence disposed on the first side and the second side of the pill cutting surface and opposing the first surfaces of the first and second pill securing members, the pill support fence static relative to the pill cutting surface,
- the first surfaces of the first and second pill securing members and the pill support fence arranged to apply securing pill forces about the blade plane.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.