Patent ID: 7799059

Claim:
Orthopedic fixation device, comprising: a fixation member, said fixation member being at least partly shaft-like with a first longitudinal axis; a shaft-like mounting body with a second longitudinal axis; a transverse support securing the fixation member and the mounting body in a position in which the first longitudinal axis of the fixation member and the second longitudinal axis of the shaft-like mounting body are parallel to and laterally offset from one another, said transverse support being rotatable about the first longitudinal axis of said fixation member; a clamp piece longitudinally movable within said transverse support against the fixation member and adapted for clamping of the transverse support in a defined angular position relative to the fixation member; and a tensioning member mounted for engagement against the clamp piece, the tensioning member being rotatable about a rotation axis in order to move the clamp piece in the transverse support, the tensioning member having a cam which is disposed eccentrically with respect to the rotation axis and which engages against the clamp piece.