Patent ID: 9364355
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A system for deploying at least a portion of a stent, the system comprising: a cannula having an outer surface; a coiled member having proximal and distal ends, where at least a portion of the coiled member is secured to the outer surface of the cannula; a stent that is releasably secured to a portion of the coiled member; and a protective cage encircling the coiled member, where the protective cage comprises a plurality of struts separated by a plurality of slots, where a portion of the stent that is releasably secured to the coiled member extends through one of the plurality of slots in a delivery state, and where at least one of the plurality of slots has proximal and distal regions and a width at the proximal region is greater than a width at the distal regions.