Patent attributes
A delivery tool includes a delivery capsule, disposed at a distal portion of the tool. The delivery capsule includes a proximal capsule-portion dimensioned to house a first part of an implant, and a distal capsule-portion dimensioned to house a second part of the implant; and an extracorporeal control portion, disposed at a proximal portion of the tool, the control portion including one or more controllers and one or more locks. The controllers are operatively coupled to the proximal and distal capsule-portions such that the proximal and distal capsule-portions are movable with respect to the implant via actuation of the controllers. The tool has sequential states in which movement of the proximal and distal capsule-portions is variously inhibited or facilitated.