Patent ID: 8590164

Claim:
A pill splitter comprising: (a) a base; (b) a cover pivotably secured to the base; the cover being pivotable between (i) an open position in which the cover is away from the base and the base is exposed, and (ii) a closed position in which the cover is over the base and the base is covered; (c) a cutting blade attached to the cover; and (d) a pill holder arrangement including a slidable fixture constructed and arranged to be moveable relative to the base and hold a pill; the pill holder arrangement being in the base and arranged relative to the cutting blade to allow a pill to split when the cover is in the closed position; (i) the pill holder arrangement including a platform raised in height relative to a remaining portion of the base; (ii) the platform including a slide track; and (iii) the slidable fixture includes a rail slidably held within the track.