Resolve Designs

We received a report of a customer performing a crushing trial with lifesavers that punctured the pouch. Upon further investigation, lifesavers are very brittle and break into glass-like shards when crushed. We were able to replicate the pouch puncture. There are no pills to our knowledge that behave like lifesavers when crushed. We do not suggest crushing lifesavers for demonstration purposes. Other candies that are less brittle would be a good choice.

That is a great question and very pertinent. We are collecting feedback from users on just such a product. If you wouldn't mind completing a quick market research survey, that would really help us plan our development activities. https://www.rxcrush.com/survey

That is a really good question. It would be very hard to say for sure but will depend on a couple factors: * How well the pill particles are dissolved. That is a function of how long the mixture is shaken and how well the pill dissolves in liquid. Some pills that have coatings on them are more difficult to dissolve. A trial should be performed on these pills to determine if they are worth trying to dissolve in liquid. * How accurate the dose needs to be. If the dose needs to be accurate, more flush cycles will be required. Our tests have shown anywhere from 2 to 5 flush cycles get most of the medication out of the pouch. One flush cycle almost always leaves quite a bit of residual unless a lot of time is taken to shake the mixture to dissolve the medication.

Thank you for the question. When designing the pouch, durability of the material was of utmost importance. Other crusher systems use a polyethylene pouch that is very prone to puncture under normal use. Since the RxCrush system is a sealed system, it was very important that pill crushing action would not cause the seal to be compromised. We worked through several iterations of materials until we found a material that was very tough. We tested using pills of all shapes and hardness and other materials such as rock salt and gravel. The pouch material withstood rupture many times better than competitive pouches. We are confident that crushing pills in a normal scenario is very unlikely to produce a pouch rupture. The zip seal has been redesigned to avoid leakage from it as well. Since the redesign, we have not received any customer feedback of leaking zip seals or ruptured pouches. The redesigned pouches are the PP05-2 (slip ENFit) and PP06 (locking ENFit) pouches.

Rx Crush Pill Crusher is made of non-corrosive material and can be cleaned with water and disinfectant cleaners. It can be completely submerged in water and cleaned in a dishwasher with dish soap detergent.