Term #1,953
tether - loop
Claim Term
tether - loop
Origin matter
PON-1PROV, 2PROV, 3PROV
Reference Case 1
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Date Added
11/11/22
Created
11/11/22, 11:03 PM
Modified
11/11/22, 11:03 PM
Full Desc
“Tether” refers to any strand or flexible member, natural or synthetic, able to join or connect or couple two structures or components or extend from a single structure or component or device and connect to the same structure or component or device. A single tether may include one or more fasteners that can connect parts of the tether together. Alternatively, a "tether" can be a single flexible line having a first end and second end opposite the first end. “Tether” can refer to a flexible line or flexible member of natural material, including metal, natural biological material, biomaterial, biomimetic materials, manmade material, or a combination of these either in a single tether, a composite tether, or a plurality of tissue tethers that extend in parallel and/or may be woven or bonded together. In certain embodiments, a tether may be long and thin. In certain embodiments, a tether may be planar and/or may be elastic or inelastic (rigid). Examples of a tether include, but are not limited to, a thread, cord, chain, wire, a string, a polymer thread or line, a tendon graft, a ligament graft, a hamstring graft, soft tissue, a tendon, a ligament, a suture, suture tape, a woven tether, a fibrous material, a cord, and/or any of these in combination with each other, and the like.
Applications using this term
| Matter | Usage | Notes | Actions |
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| PON-1PROV, 2PROV, 3PROV | Defined | — | App terms |