Patent ID: 6926732

Claim:
A delivery system for intraluminal delivery of a self-expanding prosthesis at a site within a body canal, comprising: a housing sized and shaped to retain a self-expanding prosthesis in a first state; a delivery tool for manipulation by an operator and having a catheter assembly extending distally from the delivery tool and including a lumen with a capture zone, the capture zone sized and shaped to retain the self-expanding prosthesis in a compressed state that is radially smaller than the first state, the housing removably attached to the catheter assembly; and a securing mechanism movably disposed relative to the lumen and including a first portion slidable within the lumen and a second portion that is positionable within the housing to extend at least partially through the self-expanding prosthesis and including a radially extending feature to engage with the self-expanding prosthesis when in the first state thereof so that the securing mechanism and lumen can be moved relative to one another for transferring the self-expanding prosthesis from the housing to the capture zone.