Patent ID: 9737427
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A stent delivery system, comprising: an inner member; wherein a stent receiving region is defined along the inner member; a deployment sheath slidably disposed along the inner member; and a stent holding member pivotably coupled to the inner member at a position proximal of the stent receiving region, the stent holding member being designed to shift between a first configuration where a distal end of the stent holding member contacts the inner member and a second configuration where the distal end of the stent holding member is radially spaced from the inner member, and wherein the stent holding member is in the first configuration when the stent holding member is not covered by the deployment sheath and wherein the distal end of the stent holding member is closer to the inner member when in the first configuration than when in the second configuration.