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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Jeffrey Klearman, St. Louis, MO (US);
Jerry Roth, House Springs, MO (US);
Matt Roth, St. Louis, MO (US);
Robert T Bronson, St. Louis, MO (US);
Lake Medical Products, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
Two pill crushing/dispensing cups are provided, with a base cup and a nesting cup being snap-fit together top-to-top which defines a cavity for storing a dosage of pills. By decoupling the cups with the base cup facing upward and inserting the nesting cup therein the pills are crushed/ground between a pair of opposing abraded surfaces. A flange on the exterior of the nesting cup limits the advance of nesting cups such that the opposing abraded surfaces do not mesh. The nesting cup is removed and a liquid is added to the base cup. The cups are again snap-fit together and shaken to facilitate complete suspension of the pill crushings. The cups are decoupled and the suspension is administered directly from either cup.