Patent ID: 9144510
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A system for deploying at least a portion of a stent, the system comprising: a cannula having an outer surface; at least one coiled member having proximal and distal ends and a plurality of turns disposed therebetween; a stent disposed over the cannula; and a radial sleeve coupled in a non-rotating relationship to the outer surface of the cannula, where the distal end of the coiled member is secured to the outer surface of the cannula and the proximal end of the coiled member is unsecured relative to the outer surface of the cannula, wherein at least a portion of the distal end of the coiled member securely engages the radial sleeve, and where a portion of the stent is looped around the unsecured end of the coiled member and further is disposed within spacing between adjacent turns of the coiled member.