Patent ID: 7914557

Claim:
An orthopedic fixation device for connecting a first anchoring element having a connecting section and being adapted to be anchored in or on a bone to a connecting element adapted to be connected to a second anchoring element adapted to be anchored in or on a bone, wherein the fixation device is movable relative to the connecting element and to the first anchoring element in an adjusting position and is adapted to be secured on the connecting element and on the first anchoring element in a fixing position, wherein a single tensioning member supported so as to be movable is provided for transferring the fixation device from the adjusting position into the fixing position and vice versa, the fixation device comprising at least one first supporting element and the tensioning member supported on the at least one first supporting element so as to be rotatable relative to the first supporting element, the fixation device having a connecting section receiving means for accommodating the connecting section, said receiving means corresponding to the connecting section, the connecting section receiving means rotatable about a first axis of rotation relative to the connecting element receiving means, the fixation device comprising a first supporting element supporting the connecting element receiving means and a second supporting element supporting the connecting section receiving means and being supported on the first supporting element so as to be rotatable about a first axis of rotation in the adjusting position, and the second supporting element supported on the connecting section so as to be rotatable about a second axis of rotation in the adjusting position.