Patent ID: 11931275
Assignee: MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A stent delivery system comprising:
a catheter body having an inner lumen and a proximal end and a distal end;
a stent member having an inner lumen and a proximal end releasably coupled with the distal end of the catheter body; and
an inner member assembly disposed in the inner lumen of the catheter body and extending into the inner lumen of the stent member to concentrically align the catheter body and the stent member;
wherein the inner member assembly comprises:
a first keyed portion disposed at the distal end of the catheter body, and
a second keyed portion fixedly disposed at the proximal end of the stent member; wherein the first keyed portion is rotationally fixed with the second keyed portion when releasably coupled.