Patent ID: 8663302
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A graft delivery system comprising: a spindle tube; a spindle mounted on the spindle tube; a retaining-sleeve landing component fixed to the spindle tube distal of the spindle, the retaining-sleeve landing component having a body and a landing collar extending distally from the body; a tube slidably extending through the spindle tube, the spindle and the retaining-sleeve landing component, the tube having a distal end; and a tip mounted on the distal end of the tube, the tip having a proximal portion that defines a retaining sleeve, wherein the retaining sleeve is slidably movable over the landing collar of the retaining-sleeve landing component; wherein the retaining-sleeve landing component and the spindle are a single integral element with the spindle having a plurality of spindle pins disposed proximal of the body; and wherein the distal portion of the landing collar has a length so that at least part of the distal portion remains within the retaining sleeve following a stent deployment.