Patent ID: 8267987
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A device for allowing a user to deploy a stent in an anatomical lumen of a patient, the device comprising: a longitudinally extending outer tubular member having distal and proximal ends; a safety mechanism coupled to the outer tubular member and comprising a diverted channel; and a longitudinally extending inner tubular member having distal and proximal ends, the inner tubular member being longitudinally and axially displaceable relative to the outer tubular member during deployment of the stent in an anatomical lumen, the inner tubular member further comprising at least one detent along the longitudinal expanse thereof for operative interaction with the diverted channel, wherein the extent of longitudinal displaceability of the outer tubular member and the inner tubular member relative to the other is limited to a predetermined threshold corresponding to engagement of the detent with the diverted channel, and wherein the diverted channel is configured to allow further movement of the detent within the channel and beyond the predetermined threshold to deploy the stent.