Patent ID: 11918545
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A pill cutting assembly for splitting a pill to form a split pill, said pill cutting assembly comprising:
a pill bottle; and
a pill cutter attached to said pill bottle, said pill cutter comprising:
a pill cutter body extending along an axis between a first body end and a second body end spaced from said first body end along said axis, with said first body end of said pill cutter body presenting a first surface for holding the pill;
a lid coupled to said first body end of said pill cutter body, with said lid moveable between an open position and a closed position, and with said lid presenting a second surface facing said first surface when in said closed position;
a cutting instrument coupled to said second surf ace of said lid, with said cutting instrument configured to split the pill to form a split pill when said lid is moved from said open position toward said closed position;
a holding chamber member having a first end configured to be releasably coupled to the second body end of the pill cutter body, the holding chamber further having a second end configured to be releasably coupled to the pill bottle, the holding chamber member defining a storage chamber the split pill; and
a cutter connector extending away from said second body end of said pill cutter body, with said cutter connector attached rotatably to either said pill bottle or said holding chamber member.