Patent ID: 8449594

Claim:
In combination a device for delivering a stent within an intraluminal cavity and a stent comprising: an elongated member configured to receive a stent thereon; a stent mounted on the elongated member and having a length having a midpoint and a proximal portion proximal of the midpoint of the stent and an opposing distal portion distal of the midpoint of the stent, the stent movable between a smaller diameter delivery position and an expanded placement position; and a tubular portion having a proximal portion, a distal portion, the tubular portion attached to the elongated member, first and second stent engaging arms extending distally from the tubular portion and a pusher arm extending distally from the tubular portion, the first and second engaging arms configured to constrain the stent in an area between the engaging arms, the pusher arm terminating proximal of the midpoint of the stent and configured to contact the proximal portion of the stent, the engaging arms movable between a closed stent constraining position and an open stent release position, the engaging arms releasable to the open position to release the stent from the engaging arms for movement of the stent to the expanded placement position, wherein the length of the engaging arms exceeds the length of the pusher arm.