Patent ID: 7722609

Claim:
An outrigger for connecting to a clamp in an external fixation system comprising: an elongated member having a length, a distal end, a proximal end and a threaded portion on the distal end, wherein the threaded portion has a keyed portion; a moveable member operably associated with the elongated member and moveable along the elongated member; and a slide lock disposed about the elongated member, the slide lock having a keyed portion and an engagement surface, wherein the keyed portion of the threaded portion and the keyed portion of the slide lock are operably associated with each other to permit longitudinal movement of the slide lock along the length of the elongated member while preventing rotation, and wherein the engagement surface of the slide lock engages a portion of the clamp, wherein the engagement surface of the slide lock has a non-smooth texture and faces in a direction that is away from the movable member.