Patent ID: 7896273

Claim:
An ergonomic portable pill crusher system for use in crushing a pill, comprising: an ergonomic portable pill crusher tool including: an elongate handle having a first end, a second end, a central portion, and a first axis, said first end being spaced apart from said second end along said first axis, with said central portion being located midway between said first end and said second end; and a shaft having an offset portion and a work portion, said offset portion defining a proximal end of said shaft and said work portion defining a distal end of said shaft, said offset portion being connected at said proximal end to said second end of said elongate handle, said offset portion transitioning to said work portion in a direction from said proximal end to said distal end, said offset portion having a second axis that is arranged to be oblique with respect to said first axis of said elongate handle at a first angle facing said central portion, said work portion having a third axis that is arranged to be oblique with respect to said second axis of said offset portion at a second angle facing away from said central portion, such that an extent of said work portion along said third axis is substantially perpendicular to said first axis of said elongate handle at said central portion of said elongate handle, said distal end of said work portion having a convex tip to facilitate application of axial and radial forces, with respect to said third axis, to said pill; a first cup for holding said pill; and a second cup inserted into said first cup and interposed between said convex tip of said distal end of said shaft and said pill.