Patent ID: 7824443

Claim:
A method for endovascularly replacing a heart valve of a patient, the method comprising: endovascularly delivering a replacement heart valve implant comprising a replacement valve and an anchor within a sheath to an implant site; and deploying the replacement heart valve at the implant site with a deployment tool, wherein the deployment tool comprises an actuator which controls a first actuation element and a second actuation element, wherein during a first portion of the deployment step actuation of the actuator moves the first actuation element but does not move the second actuation element, and wherein during a second portion of the deployment step actuation of the actuator moves the first actuation element and the second actuation element, wherein the movement of the first actuation element during the first portion of the deployment step is initiated when the anchor is within the sheath, and wherein the movement of the second actuation element during the second portion of the deployment step is initiated after the anchor is outside of the sheath.