Contact free absolute position determination of a moving element in a medication delivery device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8049519
APP PUB NO 20090096467A1
SERIAL NO

12298330

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The present invention relates to a medication delivery device for expelling set doses of medicament, the medication delivery device comprising a position determining assembly for detecting absolute positions of a rotatably mounted member arranged within the device, the position determining assembly comprising a plurality of transmitter electrodes arranged on a first exterior surface part of the rotatably mounted member, a plurality of receiver electrodes arranged on a second exterior surface part of the rotatably mounted member. A number of transmitter electrodes form pairs of interconnected electrodes with a number of receiver electrodes. A reading assembly fixedly arranged relative to for example the housing of the medication delivery device is also provided. The reading assembly comprises a plurality of transmitters arranged to electrically couple to one or more receiver electrodes, the reading assembly further comprising a plurality of receivers arranged to electrically couple to one or more transmitter electrodes.

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NOVO NORDISK A/SBAGSVAERD

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nielsen, Preben Holbæk, DK 49 617
Von, Münchow Bodo Lyngby, DK 3 54

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