Patents Assigned to Medicon Ireland Limited
  • Orthostatic hypotension alleviation device
    Patent number: 12097401
    Abstract: An orthostatic hypotension alleviation device comprising an outer casing comprising an aperture extending therethrough; a carriage arranged within the outer casing and configured to be reciprocally displaced towards and away from the aperture along a carriage displacement axis; a spindle arranged on the carriage and configured to rotate about a spindle axis; a tether at least partially wound around the spindle, the tether comprising a distal end extending through the aperture, the tether being arranged such that it can be extended from a retracted configuration to an extended configuration in which the tether is fully extended by pulling the distal end away from the aperture so rotating the spindle about the spindle axis; a spindle biasing mechanism connected to the spindle and configured to apply a biasing torque to the spindle about the spindle axis so as to bias the tether towards the retracted configuration; and, a carriage biasing mechanism arranged within the outer casing connected to the carriage and c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Medicon Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Lochlainn Connolly, Neil Fawkes, Ignatius McGowan
  • Orthostatic hypotension alleviation device
    Patent number: 11766586
    Abstract: An orthostatic hypotension alleviation device comprising an outer casing comprising an aperture extending therethrough; a carriage arranged within the outer casing and configured to be reciprocally displaced towards and away from the aperture along a carriage displacement axis; a spindle arranged on the carriage and configured to rotate about a spindle axis; a tether at least partially wound around the spindle, the tether comprising a distal end extending through the aperture, the tether being arranged such that it can be extended from a retracted configuration to an extended configuration in which the tether is fully extended by pulling the distal end away from the aperture so rotating the spindle about the spindle axis; a spindle biasing mechanism connected to the spindle and configured to apply a biasing torque to the spindle about the spindle axis so as to bias the tether towards the retracted configuration; and, a carriage biasing mechanism arranged within the outer casing connected to the carriage and c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Medicon Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Lochlainn Connolly, Neil Fawkes, Ignatius McGowan