A stent delivery system comprising: • a catheter, wherein the catheter further comprises: • a polymer shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a proximal end and a distal end; and • a catheter hub; • a stent stabilizer and pusher mechanism located within the catheter, wherein the stent stabilizer and pusher mechanism further comprises: • a reinforced polymer shaft, wherein the polymer shaft comprises a proximal end and a distal end; • a pusher hub wherein the pusher hub is attached to the proximal end of the reinforced polymer shaft of the stent stabilizer and pusher mechanism; • a marker band; and • a braided mesh sock, wherein the braided mesh sock is bonded to the marker band and the bond is terminated beneath the marker band, having: • a constrained end by which it is attached to the distal end of the reinforced polymer shaft; • an unconstrained end, and • a free diameter from which it is collapsed on drawing inside the polymer shaft of the catheter; and • a stent, wherein the stent is engaged at a proximal end by the braided mesh sock, the braided mesh sock being collapsed onto the stent and the stent being held butted against an inside of the mesh sock, whereby the stent is drawn into the catheter and secured therein; • wherein the marker band provides a visual reference when the stent has been released from the delivery system and the braided mesh sock no longer has the stent constrained. • a catheter, wherein the catheter further comprises: • a polymer shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a proximal end and a distal end; and • a catheter hub; • a polymer shaft, wherein the shaft comprises a proximal end and a distal end; and • a catheter hub; • a stent stabilizer and pusher mechanism located within the catheter, wherein the stent stabilizer and pusher mechanism further comprises: • a reinforced polymer shaft, wherein the polymer shaft comprises a proximal end and a distal end; • a pusher hub wherein the pusher hub is attached to the proximal end of the reinforced polymer shaft of the stent stabilizer and pusher mechanism; • a marker band; and • a braided mesh sock, wherein the braided mesh sock is bonded to the marker band and the bond is terminated beneath the marker band, having: • a constrained end by which it is attached to the distal end of the reinforced polymer shaft; • an unconstrained end, and • a free diameter from which it is collapsed on drawing inside the polymer shaft of the catheter; and • a stent, wherein the stent is engaged at a proximal end by the braided mesh sock, the braided mesh sock being collapsed onto the stent and the stent being held butted against an inside of the mesh sock, whereby the stent is drawn into the catheter and secured therein; • wherein the marker band provides a visual reference when the stent has been released from the delivery system and the braided mesh sock no longer has the stent constrained. • a reinforced polymer shaft, wherein the polymer shaft comprises a proximal end and a distal end; • a pusher hub wherein the pusher hub is attached to the proximal end of the reinforced polymer shaft of the stent stabilizer and pusher mechanism; • a marker band; and • a braided mesh sock, wherein the braided mesh sock is bonded to the marker band and the bond is terminated beneath the marker band, having: • a constrained end by which it is attached to the distal end of the reinforced polymer shaft; • an unconstrained end, and • a free diameter from which it is collapsed on drawing inside the polymer shaft of the catheter; and • a constrained end by which it is attached to the distal end of the reinforced polymer shaft; • an unconstrained end, and • a free diameter from which it is collapsed on drawing inside the polymer shaft of the catheter; and • a stent, wherein the stent is engaged at a proximal end by the braided mesh sock, the braided mesh sock being collapsed onto the stent and the stent being held butted against an inside of the mesh sock, whereby the stent is drawn into the catheter and secured therein; • wherein the marker band provides a visual reference when the stent has been released from the delivery system and the braided mesh sock no longer has the stent constrained.