Patent ID: 7862603
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A stent delivery system for supplying a stent to a body cavity, the stent delivery system comprising: an endoscope comprising an insertion portion that is adapted to be inserted into the body cavity; a sheath defining a lumen within which the insertion portion of the endoscope is removably inserted, the sheath being configured for the stent to be arranged on the outer surface of the distal end of the sheath; and a regulating portion configured to regulate the relative movement of the stent to the proximal end side of the sheath; wherein the sheath is configured to be movable with respect to the endoscope and the insertion portion, and the sheath is formed of a length that allows the distal end of the insertion portion that is inserted in the sheath to protrude from the distal end of the sheath.