Absolute position determination of movably mounted member in medication delivery device
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01R-027/28
A61M-005/315
G01D-005/165
출원번호
US-0295430
(2007-04-12)
등록번호
US-8994382
(2015-03-31)
우선권정보
EP-06007633 (2006-04-12)
국제출원번호
PCT/EP2007/053558
(2007-04-12)
§371/§102 date
20091105
(20091105)
국제공개번호
WO2007/116090
(2007-10-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Nielsen, Preben
von Münchow, Bodo
Sørensen, Peter Grønning
출원인 / 주소
Novo Nordisk A/S
대리인 / 주소
Nicolas, Wesley A.
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124
초록▼
The present invention relates to a medication delivery device for expelling set doses of medicament, the medication delivery device comprising a position determining arrangement for detecting absolute positions of a movably mounted member, such as a dose indicator barrel, relative to a housing of th
The present invention relates to a medication delivery device for expelling set doses of medicament, the medication delivery device comprising a position determining arrangement for detecting absolute positions of a movably mounted member, such as a dose indicator barrel, relative to a housing of the medication delivery device. The position determining arrangement comprises a plurality of electrically conducting electrodes arranged on an outer surface of the movably mounted member, and a plurality of contacts members fixedly arranged relative to the housing of the medication delivery device. A first and a second contact member are arranged to follow a first path across the electrically conducting electrodes upon movement of the movably mounted member relative to the housing, whereas a third and a fourth contact member are arranged to follow a second path across the electrically conducting electrodes upon movement of the movably mounted member relative to the housing.
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1. A medication delivery device comprising: a first device member and a second device member, the first device member moving relative to the second device member;a position determining assembly to determine the absolute positions of the first device member relative to the second device member;said f
1. A medication delivery device comprising: a first device member and a second device member, the first device member moving relative to the second device member;a position determining assembly to determine the absolute positions of the first device member relative to the second device member;said first device member comprising first and second electrically conducting electrodes forming a first group of electrodes third and fourth electrically conduction electrodes forming a second group of electrodes, each having a measurable electronic value wherein said first group and said second group are arranged on an outer surface part of the first device member;said second device member comprising first and second contact members arranged on the second device member, the first and second contact members being adapted to establish galvanic electrical connections to respective ones of electrically conducting electrodes of the first group of electrodes and third and fourth contact members arranged on the second device member, the third and fourth contact members being adapted to establish galvanic electrical connections to respective ones of electrically conducting electrodes of the second group of electrodes, said first and second contact members further being adapted to slide across the first group of electrodes and said third and fourth contact members being adapted to slide across the second group of electrodes, when the first device member is moved relative the second device member so that the contact members galvanically connect to respective ones of said electronic devices as the first device member is moved relative to the second device member;wherein said electrodes and said contract members comprise two pairs of electrical contact members arranged so that said first pair of contact members follows a first path across the exterior surface of a first device member, when said first device member moves relative to said second device member, and said second pair of electrical contact members follow a second and different path across the exterior surface of said first device member, when said first device member moves relative to said second device member; andan electronic control circuit being adapted to determine the measurable electronic value of respective electronic devices between the contact members, wherein said determining relies on measuring the resistance between the four individual contact members, the electronic control circuit further being adapted to compare a determined measurable electronic value with a set of predetermined values to uniquely identify the position of the first device member relative to the second device member. 2. A medication delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the first device member forms part of a movably mounted member arranged within a housing of a medication delivery device. 3. A medication delivery device according claim 1, wherein the second device member forms part of a housing of a medication delivery device. 4. A medication delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the electrically conducting electrodes of each of the first and second groups of electrodes are arranged in a periodic structure along a predetermined direction. 5. A medication delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the first device member is adapted to perform a translational movement relative to the second device member. 6. A medication delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the first device member is adapted to perform a rotational movement relative to the second device member. 7. A medication delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the first device member is adapted to perform a combined rotational and translational movement relative to the second device member. 8. A medication delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic devices connecting the electrically conducting electrodes comprise a number of resistors. 9. A medication delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the contact members are mechanically biased towards the first device member. 10. A medication delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the contact members are arranged in a fixed relationship with a housing of the medication delivery device. 11. A medication delivery device according to claim 1, wherein the first device member forms part of a rotatably mounted dose indicator barrel. 12. The medication delivery device according to claim 1, further comprising additional pairs of electrodes and electrical contact members. 13. A method for determining absolute positions of a first device member relative to a second device member of a medication delivery device, the method comprising: providing a plurality of electrically conducting electrodes forming a first group of electrodes and a second group of electrodes arranged on the outer surface part of said first device member of the medication delivery device, wherein the plurality of electrically conducting electrodes of the first and second group of electrodes are electrically interconnected through respective electronic devices each having a measurable electronic value;providing first and second contact members and third and fourth contact members arranged on the second device member of the medication delivery device, the first and second contact members and third and fourth contact members being adapted to establish galvanic electrical connections to respective ones of electrically conducting electrodes of the first and second group of electrodes, respectively, said first and second contact members and said third and fourth contact members further being adapted to be slid across the first group of electrodes when the first device member is moved relative to the second device member so that the first and second contact members and third and fourth contact members galvanically connect to respective ones of said electronic devices as the first device member is moved relative to the second device member;determining the measurable electronic value of respective electronic devices between the first and second contact members and the third and fourth contact members, wherein said determining relies on measuring the resistance between the four individual contact members, and comparing the determined measurable electronic value with a set of predetermined values to uniquely identify the position of the first device member relative to the second device member; andthereby determining absolute positions of the first device member relative to the second device member of a medication delivery device. 14. A method according to claim 13, wherein the determining of the measurable electronic value, and the comparison of the determined measurable electronic value with a set of predetermined values is performed by an electronic control circuit integrated in the medication delivery device. 15. A method according to claim 13, further comprising determining additional measurable electronic values of respective ones of additional electronic devices connecting additional electrically conducing electrodes of the first group, and comparing the determined additional measurable electronic values with the set of predetermined values. 16. A method according to claims 13, comparing the determined resistance with a set of predetermined values. 17. A method according to claim 13, wherein the predetermined values are arranged in a look-up table. 18. A method according to claim 13, wherein the first device member is adapted to perform a translational movement relative to the second device member. 19. A method according to claim 13, wherein the first device member is adapted to perform a rotational movement relative to the second device member. 20. A method according to claim 13, wherein the first device member is adapted to perform a combined rotational and translational movement relative to the second device member. 21. A method according to claim 13, wherein the contact members are mechanically biased towards the first device member. 22. A method according to claim 13, wherein the contact members are arranged in a fixed relationship with the second device member. 23. A method according to claim 13, wherein the first device member forms part of a rotatably mounted dose indicator barrel. 24. A method according to claim 13, wherein the second device member forms part of a housing of the medication delivery device. 25. The method according to claim 13, further comprising additional pairs of electrodes and electrical contact members.
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