Patent ID: 8486083

Claim:
A system, comprising: a spinal implant positionable in a space between adjacent bony portions; a surgical instrument for delivering said spinal implant to the space, said surgical instrument including: a housing; a pair of opposing guide members extending distally from said housing, said pair of guide members each including an elongated body with an outer surface and an opposite inner surface facing the inner surface of the other guide member with said spinal implant being positionable between said inner surfaces, at least one of said guide members further including a distally extending elongated slot extending continuously between and opening through said inner surface and said outer surface of said at least one guide member; a central body between said pair of guide members, said central body including at least one wing extending therefrom slidingly received in said slot of said at least one guide member; and a drive member extending from said central body that is operable to distally advance said central body and said spinal implant between said guide members.