Patent ID: 11911305
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A delivery system for delivering a stent to a body lumen, the system comprising:
an inner member having a proximal end region and a distal end region;
an expandable stent disposed about an outer surface of the inner member adjacent the distal end region of the inner member;
a sheath releasably disposed over the expandable stent and configured to maintain the expandable stent in a radially collapsed configuration;
an outer tubular member defining a lumen, wherein the inner member, the expandable stent, and the sheath are disposed within the lumen of the outer tubular member;
wherein the sheath is tethered to either the inner or outer tubular member with a tether; and
a cutting element extending into the lumen of the outer tubular member adjacent to the distal end region thereof, the cutting element moveable with the outer tubular member;
wherein the cutting element is configured to cut the sheath upon proximal retraction of the outer tubular member relative to the sheath.