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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2019
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Tinh Nguyen-DeMary, Milltown, NJ (US);
Raymond Kenneth Seto, Linden, NJ (US);
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
A rod slicer includes a receiving vessel, a cover vessel, and a rod mount. The rod mount may releasably couple with the cover vessel. At least one blade is mounted to or within the cover vessel. The rod mount has openings for one or more rods. The rod mount can be rotated, causing any rods in the openings to pass across from the rod mount into the cover vessel. In the cover vessel, a slicing edge of the blade, thus cutting a segment of a desired length from the rod. A pump may be connected to an opening in the vessel to vacuum the cut segments into the vessel. In some configurations, the blade is adjustable to change the length of the segments.