Medline Silent Knight Crusher

Using an Ergo Grip pill crusher for 3 months to crush pills 3-5x daily for enteral feedings was taking a toll on my fingers and wrists, so I purchased this to avoid further damage to hands that had carpal tunnel and tendon surgery 9 months prior. This crusher has alleviated that stress, but this is such a heavy-duty crusher that the pressure required to crush pills has the palms of my hands sore at my surgery sites. I would not recommend to anyone recovering from surgery to hands. However, I would recommend product to anyone with healthy hands, as crusher does crush finely enough for enteral feedings. In regards to the pouches, they are think and sturdy. I've been crushing 30 pills a day and using the same pouch for 2 days without any tears or rips. This product does exactly what description states, and well worth the money due to this and it's durability.

Madeline pill crusher is worth every penny . I used other types of pill crushers, looks really good. Must buy the small plastic bags designed for this pill pressure. It crushes well on the first time, but I’d like to push it multiple times to get it as smooth as possible since I use medication on a G2.

After having used the manual hand held pill crusher that took its toll on my hands - this unit is a welcome relief. Simple - easy to use and effective in crushing pills to crumbs small enough to dissolve in water and pass through a feeding tube! Excellent unit and very sturdy - wholly recommend

If you have ever used one of those cheap twist or mortar-and-pestle pill crushers and thought "THERE'S GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY!" . . . the good news is, there is! It's this. At first, I thought $80 was a bit much for a pill crusher. But seriously, the Silent Knight is a lifesaver: (1) Minimal effort required. All you do is move the lever up and down and maybe flip the pouch over once. (2) Zero cleanup needed: You just put the pills in the pouch, crush and empty the grains into a container of your choice. (3) Very little waste: No gears for the crushed medicine to get stuck in. (4) You won't get carpal tunnel or sprain your wrist. (5) It crushes a large number of pills at one time. (6) It doesn't take up a lot of space. (7) No batteries or electricity needed, just a little arm power. We were quite overwhelmed at the prospect of having to crush a relative's pills into a fine enough powder for an enteral feeding tube, but the Silent Knight made this process quick and easy. Very much recommended for anyone who needs to crush pills for any reason.

This product works great and is made very well. I bought it for my Mom's caregivers when I found out how difficult, painful and time-consuming it was for them to crush some of the larger pills she's taking using a typical twist crusher and splitter. They love the Silent Knight, and it's worked great for a month now. Bags work well, and are also reusable many times. Only complaint from them was the hard aluminum handle was taking a toll on their hands so I put a soft bike grip on it and it really helps. I suspect the manufacturer didn't add a soft rubber grip for sanitary reasons, and for ease of cleaning in institutional settings (so I don't fault them for that), but the grip I added can be cleaned with disinfectant and/or gloves used in a home situation.

We love this pill crusher. It is very well made for hospital use, it is heavy for as small as it is. No more sore wrists trying to twist a knob to crush pills. It makes even the toughest pill powder after 3 light presses with the handle. After you plug up a feeding tube 1 time and have to run to the hospital to have it replaced you will wish you had this crusher. The bags are great too, we are able to use the same bag 4 or 5 times before throwing it out. This is a real hand saver and would say that it is a must for any person that has to use a feeding tube for drugs.

My husband has Parkinson's and has difficulty swallowing. It was so laborious to use a hand grinder to crush his pills. He had surgery and was hospitalized for a week. The Nurses used the Medline Silent Knight Crusher and I was so impressed with the ease of use. It does not require a lot of hand strength. Using the small plastic bags to hold the pills while crushing stops the messy grindings from getting everywhere.

My child has epilepsy and can't swallow pills. We wanted to try a new medication but it only came in pill form. I bought a pill crusher at the pharmacy and it worked ok, but it was hard to get all the pill out and it was a lot of twisting. A friend that worked at a nursing home suggested this. It seemed expensive for what it does. I brought the crushed pill in the packet to the doctor office to make sure it was okay to be crushed to a powder. the doctor was impressed that we had bought the silent knight and said that is what the hospital used. While it is overpriced, it does mean my child is getting 100% of the medication, we even did blood work to confirm this. Over time this will pay for itself since many of the liquid medication cost more and now we can use this to crush other approved medications, I say approved because always make sure medications can be crushed first. As for use, you still need a decent grip and strength. It only takes 3 motions to crush our pill but I know people who are considering buying this might be older or have limited strength. One good thing is you can pre crush the pills and then heat seal the packets for traveling or for someone that might not be able to crush them themselves.

Exactly like they use in the hospital. It does a good job.

Unfortunately this product not crush the pills enough so you end have to use the mortar&pestle anyway.