Device and method for assisting pill swallowing

A pill swallowing device comprising:

• a deformable reservoir comprising a flexible polymer holding an edible lubricant, wherein the deformable reservoir has a flexible wall defining a shape, and acts as a pump configured to compress and recover to the shape after compression;
• a liquid refilling port attached to the deformable reservoir;
• a liquid refill container attached to the liquid refilling port that holds the edible lubricant;
• a pill transit port for loading and discharging pills attached to the deformable reservoir;
• a cap detachably connected to the pill transit port, the cap comprising a pill-positioning insert, which projects into the deformable reservoir for engaging the pill and pushing and positioning the pill inside the reservoir, wherein the pill-positioning insert is rod-shaped and configured to slide within the pill transit port;
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• a one-way valve attached to the liquid refilling port comprising a spring loaded, ball-shaped element for preventing liquid flow from the deformable reservoir into the liquid refill container,
• the edible lubricant having a viscosity of greater than about 200 cps.