Delivery systems and methods for prosthetic heart valve

A delivery system, comprising:

• a shaft portion comprising at least one shaft, at least one steering wire, and at least one pull wire;
• a handle portion coupled to a proximal end of the shaft portion;
• and
• a capsule portion coupled to a distal end of the shaft portion and configured to house an implant,
• wherein at least one portion of the delivery system is configured to be engaged with the implant while the implant is deployed within a subject such that the implant may be repositioned after deployment,
• wherein the delivery system comprises one or more pins, one or more apertures, and one or more thread-like elements,
• wherein the delivery system is configured to deploy the implant such that the implant grasps a plurality of native leaflets of a native heart valve without directly attaching the implant to a native annulus and/or native chords of the native heart valve,
• wherein the implant is configured to move within the native heart valve in response to alternating pressure differentials on either side of the native heart valve during cardiac cycles of the heart, and
• wherein, upon deployment, the implant is axially stabilized within the native heart valve by grasping the plurality of native leaflets of the native heart valve.

A method for delivering a prosthetic heart valve to a native heart valve of a heart, the method comprising:

• advancing, by a delivery system comprising a capsule portion housing the prosthetic heart valve, the prosthetic heart valve through a native blood vessel and in proximity to the native heart valve;
• and
• implanting the prosthetic heart valve in the native heart valve,
• wherein the native heart valve comprises a plurality of leaflets,
• wherein the delivery system deploys the prosthetic heart valve such that the prosthetic heart valve grasps the plurality of leaflets of the native heart valve without directly attaching the prosthetic heart valve to a native annulus and/or without directly attaching to a native chord of the native heart valve,
• wherein the prosthetic heart valve is axially stabilized within the native heart valve by grasping the plurality of leaflets of the native heart valve,
• wherein the prosthetic heart valve moves within the native heart valve in response to alternating pressure differentials on either side of the native heart valve during cardiac cycles of the heart, and
• wherein, after deployment, the delivery system is capable of repositioning the prosthetic heart valve within the native heart valve and/or retrieving the prosthetic heart valve into the capsule portion of the delivery system.