Patent ID: 8231633

Claim:
An instrument for inserting a spinal implant, comprising: a proximal handle assembly; a shaft assembly extending distally from said handle assembly along a longitudinal axis, wherein said shaft assembly includes a first shaft and a second shaft, wherein said first shaft and second shaft are substantially parallel to one another, forming a passage therebetween and a locking shaft movably received in said passage; and a grasper assembly at a distal end of said shaft assembly, said grasper assembly including first and second arms, wherein the length of the first arm is greater than the length of the second arm, wherein said first and second arms are remotely operable for movement relative to one another between an engaging position to engage the implant therebetween and a release position to disengage the implant from therebetween, said first and second arms further being remotely pivotable relative to a distal end of said shaft assembly while maintaining the engaging position from an initial position for insertion of the implant into a spinal disc space to a final position for implantation of the implant in the spinal disc space.