Systems and methods for delivering a medical implant

A delivery system adapted to deliver a medical implant though a body lumen and release the medical implant at a location within the body, the delivery system comprising:

• a plurality of actuatable elements releasably coupled to the medical implant during delivery of the medical implant, wherein the medical device comprises an expandable element and a plurality of non-expandable elements secured to the expandable element, wherein the plurality of non-expandable elements are disposed on a proximal end of the expandable element such that the plurality of actuatable elements are releasably coupled to a proximal end of the medical implant, wherein the plurality of actuatable elements are releasably coupled to the plurality of non-expandable elements, and wherein the plurality of actuatable elements are adapted to apply a distally directed actuation force on the proximal end of the medical implant to deploy the medical implant.

A delivery system adapted to deliver a medical implant though a body lumen and release the medical implant at a location within the body, the delivery system comprising:

• a plurality of actuatable elements releasably coupled to the medical implant during delivery of the medical implant, wherein the medical device comprises an expandable element and a plurality of non-expandable elements secured to the expandable element, wherein the plurality of non-expandable elements are a first plurality of locking elements adapted to lockingly engage with a second plurality of locking elements to maintain the expandable element in an expanded configuration.

A delivery system adapted to deliver a medical implant though a body lumen and release the medical implant at a location within the body, the delivery system comprising:

• a plurality of actuatable elements releasably coupled to the medical implant during delivery of the medical implant, wherein the medical device comprises an expandable element and a plurality of non-expandable elements secured to the expandable element, wherein the plurality of non-expandable elements are a first plurality of locking elements adapted to lockingly engage with a second plurality of locking elements to maintain the expandable element in an foreshortened configuration.

A replacement heart valve system, comprising

• a replacement heart valve comprising an expandable element, a plurality of leaflets, and a plurality of non-expandable elements secured to a proximal portion of the expandable element;
• a delivery system comprising a plurality of actuatable elements releasably coupled to the plurality of non-expandable elements, wherein the plurality of non-expandable elements are a first plurality of locking elements adapted to lockingly engage a second plurality of locking components that are disposed distal to the first plurality of locking elements to lock the expandable element in a foreshortened configuration.