Patent ID: 8647309

Claim:
A medication delivery device comprising a medication receptacle, a dosing mechanism comprising a piston rod which is moveable in a distal direction for medication delivery a drive device for moving the piston rod in the distal direction for medication delivery, a dose setting member for setting a dose of medication to be delivered and a dose limiting member which prevents the setting of a dose of medication which exceeds an amount of medication contained in the medication receptacle and a housing which houses at least part of the dosing mechanism, wherein the dose limiting member is designed for axial movement in a proximal direction with respect to the piston rod during dose setting and the dose limiting member comprises a first stop element and the piston rod comprises a second stop element, the first and second stop elements stopping an axial movement of the dose limiting member in the proximal direction with respect to the piston rod when the first and second stop elements catch, thereby limiting a movement of the dose setting member for increasing a set dose of medication to be delivered, wherein the dose limiting member and the piston rod only interact directly, when the first and second stop elements catch.