Patent ID: 7594926

Claim:
A device configured to deliver a stent within a body lumen, the delivery device comprising: a stent; a dilation assembly configured to assist with placing said stern within a body lumen, said dilation assembly being adapted to cooperate with a guidewire; a guide member comprising a distal end portion at least partially surrounding said dilation assembly and said stent, said guide member defining a lumen extending from a distal end of said guide member toward a proximal end of said guide member, said lumen being adapted to receive a guidewire; a restraining member adapted to apply a restraining force to said distal end portion of said guide member, said distal end portion of said guide member being arranged to apply a restraining force to said dilation assembly and said stent when said restraining member applies a restraining force to said distal end portion of said guide member; and a filter assembly disposed distally of said dilation assembly upon said guidewire, wherein said filter assembly, said guide member, said dilation assembly, and said stent are substantially simultaneously disposed within the body lumen to deliver said stent to the body lumen.