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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2007
Preben Nielsen, Holbæk, DK;
Bodo Von Münchow, Lyngby, DK;
Preben Nielsen, Holbæk, DK;
Bodo Von Münchow, Lyngby, DK;
Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsvaerd, DK;
Abstract
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.