Patent ID: 8231670

Claim:
A system for replacing a heart valve, comprising: an implantable device adapted to be endovascularly delivered within a delivery device to a vicinity of a heart valve, wherein the implantable device comprises an expandable anchor comprising a braided shape memory material that is adapted to self-expand, wherein the expandable anchor has a delivery configuration within the delivery device and an expanded configuration, and a replacement heart valve coupled to the expandable anchor; and a deployment system comprising: a sheath having a distal end; a plurality of tubes that are reversibly coupled to the proximal end of the implantable device, wherein the plurality of tubes are configured to apply distally directed forces on the proximal end of the implantable device, wherein the plurality of tubes are configured to extend distally from the distal end of the sheath, and wherein each of the plurality of tubes define a respective lumen; a first plurality of wires configured to apply proximally directed forces on a distal region of the implantable device; and a second plurality of wires configured to apply proximally directed forces on the proximal end of the implantable device, wherein each of the second plurality of wires extends through one of the respective lumens.