Patent ID: 8361120

Claim:
An outrigger for securing a longitudinal spinal rod with respect to a bone anchor, the outrigger comprising: a housing having a first throughbore sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the bone anchor, a second throughbore sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the spinal rod, and an opening formed in a side thereof for receiving a collet; a cam having a bore sized and configured to at least partially surround at least a portion of the bone anchor, the cam being at least partially disposed within the first throughbore and rotatable from a first position to a second position to secure the spinal rod to the housing; the collet having a passage sized and configured to surround at least a portion of the spinal rod, the collet being at least partially disposed within the second throughbore; and an end member securable to the housing for closing the opening of the housing; wherein the cam is moveable from a first position to a second position such that, in the first position the spinal rod and bone anchor are free to move with respect to the housing, and in the second position the spinal rod and the bone anchor are secured with respect to the housing.