Patent ID: 6968987

Claim:
A quartering pill splitter comprising: (a) a pill bed having a recess having a cross section formed within which substantially conforms to the pill shape; (b) a thin, cruciate cutting blade assembly affixed in a lower body, in proximity to the bed, and further comprising a first blade having a thickness and a second blade at a substantially right angle relative to the first blade, each blade having a cutting edge, and the second blade offset from the first blade by a distance approximately equal to the thickness of the first blade, (c) an upper body, containing one or more linear plunger guides slots; and (d) a plunger, further comprising an upper compression member which slides with respect to the cutting blade assembly, said compression member having a linear, pointed edge which slidingly engages the first blade parallel to its cutting edge, so that when the plunger is suddenly and forcibly slid toward the pill, the pill is first sheared between the compression member and the first blade, and then shears parallel to the second blade.