Patent ID: 8753303

Claim:
A drainage stent delivery system comprising: a non-expandable drainage stent including a tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen defined by an interior surface of the drainage stent; and an elongate shaft extending distally from a handle assembly to a location distal of the proximal end of the drainage stent, the elongate shaft having a longitudinal axis, a distal portion of the elongate shaft extending into the lumen of the drainage stent and including a tab fixed to and extending radially outward from an outer surface of the distal portion of the elongate shaft beyond the interior surface of the drainage stent, the tab being configured for engagement with the drainage stent through rotational motion of the elongate shaft relative to the drainage stent about the longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft to selectively couple the drainage stent to the elongate shaft.