Patent ID: 8585749
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A delivery system for a self-expanding stent, the delivery system comprising: an inner member having a distal end, the inner member being configured to retain a self-expanding stent proximate the distal end, the inner member including a marker band disposed between a distalmost leading end of the self-expanding stent and a trailing end of the self-expanding stent, wherein the marker band indicates a re-constrain limit of a partially-expanded, self-expanding stent; a holding sleeve coaxially mounted about the inner member; an outer member positioned about the inner member and the holding sleeve, the outer member being slidable relative to the inner member in an axial direction, wherein when the self-expanding stent is loaded onto the delivery system, the self-expanding stent is placed between the holding sleeve and the outer member; and a single inflatable device positioned about the inner member, wherein the inflatable device is disposed solely between the holding sleeve and the distal end of the inner member.