Patent ID: 11944560
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A system for delivering a stent into a body lumen, comprising:
a stent delivery apparatus;
a tubular member configured to advance through an access site in a wall of a body lumen, wherein the tubular member is disposed outside of a stent along a proximal portion of the stent and received inside the stent along a distal portion of the stent;
an outer sheath configured to constrain the proximal portion of the stent in a collapsed configuration during retraction of the outer sheath toward the access site; and
an internal pusher configured to push the proximal portion of the stent from the outer sheath and axially compress the stent within the body lumen such that the proximal portion of the stent at least partially covers the access site.