A device for repositioning an implantable device within a natural bodily
lumen includes an inner tube defining an internal lumen and adapted for
insertion into a natural bodily lumen. An elongated member is slidably or
rotatably disposed within the lumen of the inner tube, with a grasper
disposed at the distal end of the elongated member adapted to grasp a
portion of the implantable device. The implantable device, once grasped,
can be at least partially collapsed. For example, a hook-shaped grasper
grasps a drawstring of the implantable device, manipulating the
drawstring and causing the implant to radially collapse. A retrieval hood
is advanced over the collapsed portion of the implantable device. While
maintaining its grasp, the repositioning device and the implantable
device can then be repositioned or removed as one unit from the body by
pulling the repositioning device from its proximal end.