Patent ID: 9700446
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A stent placement system for use with a guiding catheter as part of a stent procedure, the stent placement system comprising: a deployment site locator coaxially received within the guiding catheter, the deployment site locator including: a carrier body coaxially received within the guiding catheter such that the carrier body and the deployment site locator are longitudinally slidable relative to the guiding catheter, wherein the base is affixed to a distal end of the carrier body; a stent delivery device coaxially received within the carrier body; and a stent carried by the stent delivery device such that the stent delivery device and the stent are longitudinally slidable relative to the carrier body and the deployment site locator, wherein the deployment site locator is a component separate from the stent, and further wherein the deployment site locator is movable relative to the stent.