An implant insertion system comprising: an implant (42, 542); at least one insertion tip (50A, 50, 250, 550A) secured to said implant, each said insertion tip having a tapered distal end, a proximal end, a base extending proximally from said tapered distal end, and a central lumen formed in said base having an opening facing the proximal end of said insertion tip; and an insertion device (20A, 20) having an outer shaft (28, 228) and a latching assembly (130, 230) provided at a distal end (32A, 32, 232) of said outer shaft that is insertable into the opening of the central lumen for selectively locking said insertion tip to said latching assembly, said latching assembly having an outer dimension that is changeable from an expanded state for locking said insertion tip to said latching assembly to a non-expanded state for unlocking said insertion tip from said latching assembly; wherein said latching assembly has a proximal end attached to the distal end of said outer shaft, a distal end, a central opening extending between the proximal end and the distal end of said latching assembly, and first and second latches (132 and 134) at the distal end of said latching assembly, wherein said first and second latches have respective first and second latch posts (138 and 144) that project away from one another, wherein said first and second latches are elastic and normally flex inwardly toward one another; characterised in that the system further comprises a tip pin disposed within the central opening of said latching assembly, said tip pin having a proximal end, a distal end, a shaft extending between the proximal and distal ends, a reduced diameter neck formed in said shaft, and an annular base at the proximal end of said tip pin, wherein said reduced diameter neck of said tip pin has a diameter (D 2) that is smaller than the diameter of said shaft at the proximal and distal ends of said tip pin, and said annular base of said tip pin has a diameter (D 4) that is greater than the diameter of said shaft at the proximal and distal ends of said tip pin and greater than the diameter of said central opening of said latching assembly; wherein said first and second latches have inner cam surfaces (140 and 146) that slide over the outer surface of said tip pin shaft, wherein when said latching assembly is in the non-expanded state, the distal end of said tip pin is distal to the distal end of said latching assembly and said inner cam surfaces of said first and second latches are in contact with said reduced diameter neck of said tip pin, and when said latching assembly is in the expanded state the distal end of said tip pin is aligned with the distal end of said latching assembly and said inner cam surfaces of said first and second latches are in contact with the diameter of said tip pin shaft adjacent the distal end of said tip pin. an implant (42, 542); at least one insertion tip (50A, 50, 250, 550A) secured to said implant, each said insertion tip having a tapered distal end, a proximal end, a base extending proximally from said tapered distal end, and a central lumen formed in said base having an opening facing the proximal end of said insertion tip; and an insertion device (20A, 20) having an outer shaft (28, 228) and a latching assembly (130, 230) provided at a distal end (32A, 32, 232) of said outer shaft that is insertable into the opening of the central lumen for selectively locking said insertion tip to said latching assembly, said latching assembly having an outer dimension that is changeable from an expanded state for locking said insertion tip to said latching assembly to a non-expanded state for unlocking said insertion tip from said latching assembly; wherein said latching assembly has a proximal end attached to the distal end of said outer shaft, a distal end, a central opening extending between the proximal end and the distal end of said latching assembly, and first and second latches (132 and 134) at the distal end of said latching assembly, wherein said first and second latches have respective first and second latch posts (138 and 144) that project away from one another, wherein said first and second latches are elastic and normally flex inwardly toward one another; characterised in that the system further comprises a tip pin disposed within the central opening of said latching assembly, said tip pin having a proximal end, a distal end, a shaft extending between the proximal and distal ends, a reduced diameter neck formed in said shaft, and an annular base at the proximal end of said tip pin, wherein said reduced diameter neck of said tip pin has a diameter (D 2) that is smaller than the diameter of said shaft at the proximal and distal ends of said tip pin, and said annular base of said tip pin has a diameter (D 4) that is greater than the diameter of said shaft at the proximal and distal ends of said tip pin and greater than the diameter of said central opening of said latching assembly; wherein said first and second latches have inner cam surfaces (140 and 146) that slide over the outer surface of said tip pin shaft, wherein when said latching assembly is in the non-expanded state, the distal end of said tip pin is distal to the distal end of said latching assembly and said inner cam surfaces of said first and second latches are in contact with said reduced diameter neck of said tip pin, and when said latching assembly is in the expanded state the distal end of said tip pin is aligned with the distal end of said latching assembly and said inner cam surfaces of said first and second latches are in contact with the diameter of said tip pin shaft adjacent the distal end of said tip pin.