Patent ID: 6644528
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: A61J,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a family of pill splitters, each member of the family corresponding to a different pill shape, each member comprising (a) a bed having a recess formed within, the recess having a cross section which substantially conforms to the corresponding pill shape;(b) a long, thin cutting blade, affixed in proximity to the bed; (c) a lower body containing the bed; (d) an upper body, integrally affixed to the lower body, and containing one or more linear plunger guides slots; and (e) a plunger, further comprising plunger guides which slidingly engage said plunger guide slots, each member of the family identical to each other member except for the pill bed, wherein the method comprises: (i) manufacturing a separate bed for each member of the family; and (ii) permanently affixing each such bed in the lower body in proximity to the cutting blade, so that when a pill is placed in the recess of the corresponding bed, the bottom of the pill rests on the cutting edge of the blade.