Repositionable heart valve

摘要

An apparatus is described for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve comprising: a replacement valve; an anchor; and a deployment tool comprising a plurality of anchor actuation elements adapted to apply a non-hydraulically expanding or non-pneumatically expanding actuation force on the anchor to reshape the anchor, wherein the anchor actuation elements comprise a plurality of proximal anchor actuation elements adapted to apply an actuation force on a proximal portion of the anchor.