An illustrative device includes a vacuum source and a nozzle connected to the vacuum source. The vacuum source is configured to draw in a graft with a vacuum pressure. The device also includes a needle assembly configured to receive the graft in a lumen thereof and a hollow pusher body configured to slide over at least a portion of a surface of the needle assembly and at least a portion of the nozzle. The device further includes a pusher member mounted on the hollow pusher body and configured to slide inside the lumen of the needle assembly. The pusher member is configured to eject the graft out of the needle assembly.
