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Is a pill crusher patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a pill crusher have been patented many times, but "a pill crusher" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 65 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “pill crushersplittercutter” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 59 best keyword matches we examined, 14 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2002.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: ITEM SOURCE LLC (3), YANG SONG (3), TIGER MEDICAL PRODUCTS US INC (2), HEALTHCARE LOGISTICS INC (2).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A61J (55), B02C (16), Y10T (16), Y10S (14).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a pill crusher

  1. Combination pill cutter and crusher pliers US-10864141-B2 2020 · PHARMATOOLS LLC
    A pliers having an upper jaw supporting a cutting blade chamber near the tip of the pliers and fixed crushing protrusions closer to a pivot of the pliers. The cutting blade chamber includes a depressed basin with a slot for receiv…
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  2. Pill crusher, pouch, and corresponding systems and methods US-9925542-B2 2018 · DOW ROSIE A
    A crushing device ( 100 ) is suitable for crushing pills ( 703 ), tablets, or other ingestive objects. The crushing device ( 100 ) includes a base ( 101 ), an anvil ( 104 ), an end pillar ( 105 ), and a support pillar ( 106 ). A t…
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  3. Multiple pill or tablet splitter US-9827165-B1 2017 · SUNDT PETER CHRISTIAN
    A manually operated multiple pill or tablet splitter for simultaneously cutting or splitting a plurality of pills in a single operation is disclosed. The device includes a base member that provides a flat top surface for loading t…
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  4. Automatic Electronic Pill Crusher US-2015053801-A1 2015 · SMIT TANYA
    The invention provides a pill crusher device which is spherical or ovoid in shape having a top port for inserting pills to be crushed and a bottom port for releasing and pouring the powdered medication. The device comprises a mold…
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  5. Pill crusher assembly and methods US-9010669-B2 2015 · APOTHECARY PRODUCTS INC
    A pill crusher includes a base and a handle. The base has a bottom resting surface that includes an at least partially molded friction-enhancing portion. The handle includes an upper region, a gripping region, and a column. The gr…
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  6. Easy sealing pill crusher pouch for use with a pill crusher US-2012256024-A1 2012 · ENGEL MARK
    A pill crusher pouch having ribs and intersecting straight bottom seal portions. The pill crusher pouch is used for holding a pill or tablet to be crushed by a pill crusher device so as to form a powder that can easily be dispense…
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  7. Pill crusher pouch US-7637449-B1 2009 · HEALTHCARE LOGISTICS INC
    The present invention is a pouch for crushing a tablet or pill, that features a containment portion for containing a tablet or pill while being crushed into a powder without loss of the powder, the containment portion having a sla…
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  8. Automated pill crusher US-7543770-B2 2009 · UNIV NEW YORK STATE RES FOUND
    The present invention broadly comprises an automated pill crusher comprising a container operatively arranged to hold at least one pill, means for producing a linear force in a first direction upon at least one pill in the contain…
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  9. Pill crusher US-7472856-B2 2009 · SHEARS W ALLAN
    A removable pill crusher assembly for grinding pellets into grinds in a transportable housing is provided that is easy to operate, transportable and prevents cross contamination of medication. The removable pill crusher includes a…
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  10. Pill splitter with protected blade and locking arm US-2008223893-A1 2008 · ITEM SOURCE LLC
    The present invention provides a pill splitter. The pill splitter includes a main body with a top housing and a bottom housing having a blade mounted thereto. The top housing has a slot defined therein for receipt of the blade. Th…
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  11. Manual pill crusher US-7413137-B2 2008 · DONOVAN JAMES A
    A manually operable pill crusher device for use with pill pouches. A base includes a crushing surface over which a head is mounted. A handle is attached to a cam inside the head, and the head has a slot that permits the handle to …
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  12. Pill crusher and splitter US-7252254-B1 2007 · TIGER MEDICAL PRODUCTS US INC
    A pill or tablet crusher and splitter using a combination lever and screw action. A lever attached to a ring having an internal screw thread advances a transversely movable platen towards a transversely fixed or placed anvil crush…
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  13. Pill crusher pouch for use with a pill crusher US-2007297701-A1 2007 · TIGER MEDICAL PRODUCTS US INC
    A pill crusher pouch having ribs and intersecting straight bottom seal portions. The pill crusher pouch is used for holding a pill or tablet to be crushed by a pill crusher device so as to form a powder that can easily be dispense…
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  14. Pill crusher US-6966509-B2 2005 · ISCORE PARTNERS
    A portable pill crusher for crushing tablets of compressed powder has upper and lower plates, The plates attached to one another at one end, and forced apart at the opposite end so that the crusher is normally in a pill-loading po…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a pill crusher been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Health and fitness devices are dense with sensor and wearable patents; compare the sensing method, mounting, and what feedback is given.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.