Articulating graft delivery

A graft delivery device, comprising:

• a graft delivery tube having a main passage for delivering graft material to a surgical implant inserted between adjacent vertebrae of a spine, wherein the graft delivery tube includes an articulating portion proximate an output end of the graft delivery tube;
• a pusher device slidable along the main passage to drive graft material through the main passage toward the output end of the graft delivery tube;
• an actuation wire extending axially through at least the articulating portion of the graft delivery tube;
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• a pinion wheel secured to the graft delivery device and connected to the actuation wire, wherein the pinion wheel is configured to interface with a rack formed on a surface of a surgical implant inserter, wherein the pinion wheel rotates in response to axial movement of the graft delivery device with respect to a surgical implant inserter, and wherein rotation of the pinion wheel pulls the actuation wire to bend the articulating portion of the graft delivery tube and position the output end of the graft delivery tube proximate the surgical implant.

A surgical implant system, comprising:

• a surgical implant inserter for placing a surgical implant between adjacent vertebrae of a spine;
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• a graft delivery device couplable to the surgical implant inserter, wherein the graft delivery device comprises:
• a graft delivery tube having a main passage for delivering graft material to a surgical implant inserted between adjacent vertebrae of a spine and an articulating portion proximate an output end of the graft delivery tube;
• a pusher device slidable along the main passage to drive graft material through the main passage toward the output end of the graft delivery tube;
• an actuation wire extending axially through at least the articulating portion of the graft delivery tube;
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• an actuation device connected to the actuation wire, wherein actuating the actuation device pulls the actuation wire to bend the articulating portion of the graft delivery tube and position the output end proximate the surgical implant.