An implant insertion device adapted for use with a shape memory implant movable between a first shape and a second shape, whereby the implant insertion device maintains the shape memory implant in the second shape until the delivery of the shape memory implant into tissue or bone, the implant insertion device comprising: (i) a body , comprising: a first jaw adapted to engage the shape memory implant, a second jaw adapted to engage the shape memory implant, and a third jaw adapted to engage the shape memory implant, wherein the first, second, and third jaws are movable from a disengaged position to an engaged position; and (ii) a slider coupled with the body , wherein the slider is movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, further wherein the slider in its locked position is capable of maintaining the first, second, and third jaws in their engaged positions, wherein the body further comprises: a first arm , wherein the first jaw is at the termination of the first arm ; a second arm , wherein the second jaw is at the termination of a second arm ; and a third arm and a fourth arm , wherein the third jaw is at the termination of the third and fourth arms wherein the slider in its locked position is capable of inserting between the first jaw and the second jaw and is capable of maintaining the first and second jaws in their engaged positions, further wherein the slider in its locked position is capable of engaging the third jaw and is capable of maintaining the third jaw in its engaged position with the first and second jaws such that the first, second, and third jaws are capable of engaging and maintaining the shape memory implant in its second shape, and characterized in that the first arm is shorter in length than the second arm such that the implant insertion device is adapted to receive a shape memory implant with a first bridge at a height different from a second bridge . (i) a body , comprising: a first jaw adapted to engage the shape memory implant, a second jaw adapted to engage the shape memory implant, and a third jaw adapted to engage the shape memory implant, wherein the first, second, and third jaws are movable from a disengaged position to an engaged position; and a first jaw adapted to engage the shape memory implant, a second jaw adapted to engage the shape memory implant, and a third jaw adapted to engage the shape memory implant, wherein the first, second, and third jaws are movable from a disengaged position to an engaged position; and (ii) a slider coupled with the body , wherein the slider is movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, further wherein the slider in its locked position is capable of maintaining the first, second, and third jaws in their engaged positions, a first arm , wherein the first jaw is at the termination of the first arm ; a second arm , wherein the second jaw is at the termination of a second arm ; and a third arm and a fourth arm , wherein the third jaw is at the termination of the third and fourth arms wherein the slider in its locked position is capable of inserting between the first jaw and the second jaw and is capable of maintaining the first and second jaws in their engaged positions, further wherein the slider in its locked position is capable of engaging the third jaw and is capable of maintaining the third jaw in its engaged position with the first and second jaws such that the first, second, and third jaws are capable of engaging and maintaining the shape memory implant in its second shape, and characterized in that the first arm is shorter in length than the second arm such that the implant insertion device is adapted to receive a shape memory implant with a first bridge at a height different from a second bridge . <EOS>