Patent ID: 8685077

Claim:
A delivery system for delivering an implantable stented device into a body lumen, the delivery system comprising: a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end; a plurality of activation members extending from the distal end of the tubular body; and a first disk comprising: a proximal surface; a distal surface; at least one stent engagement element attached to the distal surface of the first disk; and an aperture; and a second disk comprising: a proximal surface; a distal surface; at least one stent engagement element attached to the distal surface of the second disk; and an aperture, wherein at least one activation member attaches to the proximal surface of the first disk, wherein at least one activation member passes through the aperture of the first disk and attaches to the proximal surface of the second disk, and wherein at least one stent engagement element attached to the distal surface of the first disk passes through the aperture of the second disk.