Patent ID: 8167885

Claim:
A tool useful for manipulating an anterior interbody graft, the tool comprising: a handle section including a pair of handles movable toward and away from each other; a head section including a pair of jaws movable toward and away from each other; and an intermediate section joining the handle section to the head section, the intermediate section including at least one pivot connecting together the pair of handles and the pair of jaws so that movement of the handles causes movement of the jaws; wherein each jaw includes a prong with a first thickness and a portion with a second thickness, the first thickness being smaller than the second thickness, and each jaw including an inner surface facing the inner surface of the other jaw; wherein each prong includes a tab at an end of the prong and extending away from the intermediate section at a non-zero angle; and wherein each jaw includes a shoulder on the inner surface where the first and second thicknesses meet, said shoulder being non-linear.