A stent delivery system comprising: a distal capture device comprising: a sleeve having a proximal end, an opposite distal end and a passageway defined axially therethrough; and at least one elastically deformable section, each of the at least one elastically deformable section has a free terminating end and an opposite end; characterised in that the opposite end of the elastically deformable section is mounted to the distal end of the sleeve, and that the at least one elastically deformable section transitions between: (i) a fully expanded state in which the at least one elastically deformable section is distally biased in a direction away from the sleeve; and (ii) a retracted state in which the free terminating end of each of the at least one elastically deformable section is proximally deflected backwards over itself in a direction toward the proximal end of the sleeve; wherein the delivery system further comprises a core member slidably receivable within the passageway of the sleeve of the distal capture device; a delivery catheter having a proximal end, an opposite distal end and a lumen defined axially therethrough for receiving the distal capture device and the core member; and a self-expanding stent having a proximal end and an opposite distal end; the distal end of the stent overlapping with the proximal end of the sleeve of the distal capture device, wherein in the retracted state the free terminating end radially constrains the distal end of the stent. a distal capture device comprising: a sleeve having a proximal end, an opposite distal end and a passageway defined axially therethrough; and at least one elastically deformable section, each of the at least one elastically deformable section has a free terminating end and an opposite end; characterised in that the opposite end of the elastically deformable section is mounted to the distal end of the sleeve, and that the at least one elastically deformable section transitions between: (i) a fully expanded state in which the at least one elastically deformable section is distally biased in a direction away from the sleeve; and (ii) a retracted state in which the free terminating end of each of the at least one elastically deformable section is proximally deflected backwards over itself in a direction toward the proximal end of the sleeve; a sleeve having a proximal end, an opposite distal end and a passageway defined axially therethrough; and at least one elastically deformable section, each of the at least one elastically deformable section has a free terminating end and an opposite end; characterised in that the opposite end of the elastically deformable section is mounted to the distal end of the sleeve, and that the at least one elastically deformable section transitions between: (i) a fully expanded state in which the at least one elastically deformable section is distally biased in a direction away from the sleeve; and (ii) a retracted state in which the free terminating end of each of the at least one elastically deformable section is proximally deflected backwards over itself in a direction toward the proximal end of the sleeve; wherein the delivery system further comprises a core member slidably receivable within the passageway of the sleeve of the distal capture device; a delivery catheter having a proximal end, an opposite distal end and a lumen defined axially therethrough for receiving the distal capture device and the core member; and a self-expanding stent having a proximal end and an opposite distal end; the distal end of the stent overlapping with the proximal end of the sleeve of the distal capture device, wherein in the retracted state the free terminating end radially constrains the distal end of the stent.