Pill Crush

Pills can be too large for people to swallow and many consumers have difficulty crushing these pills to make it easier for them to take. Currently available solutions often waste medication in the process of transferring the crushed medicine from a mortar to the syringe. Team Pill Crush prototyped a portable medicine grinder that also functions as a syringe using a MakerBot Replicator Desktop 3D Printer. The final device will be made of nonstick materials and include tools to round up any remaining medication.

2ndA is a modified plunger that fits inside a syringe. The plunger has two slots around the circumference for rubber seals to be placed, and a mortar-like area on the top for crushing pills inside. This design lets the user ensure no medicine is stuck to the sides of the mortar before inserting the plunger into the syringe.
2ndB is the pestle used to crush pills inside the plunger.

grinder - Body1-1 is a dual pestle and plunger. One end is used to crush the pills, and the