US 11,938,095 B1
Pill splitter
Tyson David Triplett, Provo, UT (US)
Assigned to Studio 010 Inc., Provo, UT (US)
Filed by Studio 010 Inc., Provo, UT (US)
Filed on May 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/309,969.
Application 18/309,969 is a division of application No. 16/745,703, filed on Jan. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,672,735.
Int. Cl. A61J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61J 7/0007 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pill splitter comprising:
a first housing comprising a platform, the platform being moveable relative to a foundation of the first housing;
a pill positioner that is moveable relative to the platform;
a second housing that is slidable along the first housing in a linear direction between an open position and a closed position, one or both of the second housing and the first housing defining a pill container space in the closed position;
a first blade secured to the first housing; and
a second blade secured to the second housing, wherein the pill splitter is structured so that sliding of the second housing along the first housing in the linear direction toward the closed position moves the platform relative to the foundation of the first housing and brings the second blade toward the first blade to split a pill held in a set position against the platform by the pill positioner, with both a cutting edge of the second blade and a cutting edge of the first blade being structured to cut into the pill.