Patent ID: 8702718

Claim:
A method for implanting a prosthesis comprising: moving a delivery cannula into position near a tissue to be treated; loading the prosthesis into a prosthesis delivery and implantation system, wherein the prosthesis includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a central portion connecting the first end portion to the second end portion; moving the prosthesis delivery and implantation system into a delivery lumen of a delivery cannula; moving the prosthesis delivery and implantation system near the tissue to be treated; implanting the first end portion of the prosthesis into the tissue independently of the second end portion of the prosthesis; deforming the central portion a first time while implanting the first end portion independently of the second end portion; with the first end portion of the prosthesis implanted into the tissue, implanting the second end portion of the prosthesis into the tissue independently of the first end portion of the prosthesis; and deforming the central portion a second time while implanting the second end portion independently of the first end portion.