Implant packaging cartridge and insertion tool

An implant insertion tool comprising:

• an outer shaft having a proximal section and a distal section extending distally from the proximal section, the outer shaft defining a central longitudinal axis along the length of the outer shaft, the distal section having first and second vertical guides extending perpendicularly from the central longitudinal axis;
• an inner shaft received in the outer shaft and adapted to translate within the outer shaft without rotation, the inner shaft including first and second angled ramps on opposite sides of the inner shaft;
• first and second arms coupled to the outer shaft and the inner shaft, and having first and second complementary vertical guides engaged with the first and second vertical guides of the outer shaft, wherein the first and second arms include first and second complementary angled ramps engaged with the first and second angled ramps of the inner shaft such that translation of the inner shaft relative to the outer shaft causes the first and second arms to move perpendicularly along the first and second vertical guides to engage and disengage the implant.