Patent ID: 8021316

Claim:
A system for redistributing weight away from a subject's foot, the system comprising: a platform; at least one vertical support fixed to the platform and extending upwardly from the platform; and at least one cuff (a) configured to surround and releasably grip at least a portion of a subject's leg other than the foot and (b) adjustably mounted to the at least one vertical support at a vertical position along the at least one vertical support sufficient to suspend a subject's foot in a non-weight-bearing position above the platform during ambulation, wherein the platform, the at least one vertical support, and the at least one cuff together are configured to bear at least the subject's full weight wherein the at least one cuff comprises at least one collar having opposite ends spaced apart and a tension adjustment fastener corresponding to each collar, each tension adjustment fastener configured to releasably connect the opposing ends of the corresponding collar, wherein each collar and corresponding tension adjustment fastener are together configured to surround the circumference of the subject's leg.