摘要 |
A hand operated pill dispenser for dispensing a pill from a blister pack, comprises a base and a dispensing handle pivotally mounted at a pivot at one end of the base. At least one of the base and handle can be provided with a pill retaining cavity, and the other of the base and handle can be provided with a pill dispensing protrusion adjacent the pivot. A blister pocket locator can be provided between the cavity and the protrusion. The handle can comprise a hand grip distal from the pivot and the pill dispensing protrusion. The dispenser in one form is operative such that the locator locates a blister pack pocket adjacent the protrusion by engaging the blister pack pocket, depression of the handgrip moving the handle such that the protrusion engages the blister pack pocket to dispense a pill from the blister pack pocket into the cavity. The relative spacing of the hand grip and protrusion from the pivot can be established such that the force applied by the user to the hand grip results in an increased force at the protrusion. |