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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2010
Jeffrey Jensen, Evergreen, CO (US);
William O. Reid, Jr., Longmont, CO (US);
Jeffrey Jensen, Evergreen, CO (US);
William O. Reid, Jr., Longmont, CO (US);
Medefficiency, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for limb off-weighting, including a sleeve operable to wrap at least partially around a leg, a support strut coupled to the sleeve to receive weight applied to the sleeve, and a foot assembly configured to support and protect the bottom of a foot, wherein the foot assembly is coupled to the support strut and operable to receive weight applied to the sleeve and transfer the weight to underlying surfaces, thus off-weighting and reducing pressure and shearing forces on the foot and ankle. According to some embodiments, foot assembly pivots around the support strut providing an assembled mode and a storage mode. According to other embodiments, sleeve is an open-ended conical shape. According to various other embodiments, the support strut may be tilted to accommodate legs and/or calves of varying sizes, and the foot assembly may adjust to feet of varying sizes.