A system for use during surgical procedures includes a flexible arm having a plurality of ball and socket segments that are interconnected for pivoting relative to one another, a universal adapter coupled with a first end of the flexible arm, and a component adapter coupled with a second end of the flexible arm. The component adapter includes a ball component that forms a snap-fit connection with one of the ball and socket segments. The universal adapter includes a male projection having a free end, an outer surface, external threads provided on the outer surface, a locking flange, and an annular groove formed in the outer surface of the male projection that is located between the locking flange and the external threads. The system has an overhead light connector having a female opening with internal threads. The external threads of the male projection are threaded into the internal threads of the female opening for securing the universal adapter to the overhead light adapter. The overhead light connector has a locking assembly with a locked position that enables the universal adapter to be unthreaded from the overhead light connector and a locked position that prevents the universal adapter from being unthreaded from the overhead light connector.
