Patent ID: 8403872

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 with an S-curve profile and generally behind the subject's leg on which the system is worn; and at least one cuff (a) configured to surround and releasably grip at least a portion of the subject's leg other than the foot, (b) mounted to the at least one vertical support at a vertical position along the at least one vertical support sufficient to suspend the subject's foot in a non-weight-bearing position above the platform during ambulation, and (c) having alignment pins along at least two edges configured to guide cuff components into proper alignment with each other and to support the cuff when it surrounds the circumference of at least a portion of the subject's leg, 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.