Patent ID: 8852270

Claim:
An implant delivery system comprising: a catheter including at least one lumen; a guide wire configured to be received in said lumen, said guide wire comprising a clamping mechanism disposed about a distal end, said clamping mechanism comprising a first jaw and a second jaw, said first and second jaws each comprising a proximal end and a distal end; and an implant configured to be received in said lumen, said implant comprising: a shaft having a first end region and a second end region, a spacer disposed proximate to said second end region and configured to interact with at least a portion of at least one cusp of a heart valve to at least partially restrict a flow of blood through said heart valve in a closed position, at least one anchor coupled to said first end region of said shaft, said anchor configured to secure said implant to native coronary tissue, and a driver coupled to said second end region of said shaft generally opposite said first end region, wherein said driver is configured to be releasably received in said clamping mechanism of said guide wire; wherein a distal end of at least one of said first and second jaws comprises a first chamfered region that engages said driver to cam open said clamping mechanism.