Patent ID: 8617236

Claim:
A medical device system comprising: an implantable medical device comprising: an expandable anchor configured to be implantable within a patient; a post engaged to the anchor; and a delivery system comprising: a housing disposed external to the patient, the housing comprising an actuator; an actuation element reversibly coupled to a post; a sheath that covers at least a portion of the implantable medical device; a first gear and a second gear, wherein the actuator turns both the first gear and the second gear; a first carriage coupled to the first gear and engaged to the actuation element; and a second carriage coupled to the second gear and engaged to the sheath, wherein the delivery system is configured and arranged such that the actuator is adapted to move the first carriage independently of the second carriage, wherein the delivery system is further configured and arranged such that the actuator is adapted to move the first carriage and the second carriage at the same time, and wherein rotation of the actuator translates rotational movement into linear movement.