Portable device for crushing pills and method for using said device

摘要

Device for crushing pills and the like in order to facilitate the intake thereof. Said device comprising a frame (1) with a moveable crushing element (4), having a plate (6) which is curves in the shape of a segment of a circle. Said crushing element is driven via a guide (7, 8) in such a way that the segment of a circle-shaped plate performs a rolling movement over a substrate (13) on which a bag (14) of flexible plastics material containing the pills (15) to be crushed is placed. The substrate consists of a plate (13) resting on a layer (12) of a resilient plastics material.