Patent ID: 8540759

Claim:
A stent delivery system, comprising: a delivery catheter, comprising an elongate shaft extending distally from a hub assembly, the elongate shaft defining a lumen extending therethrough from a proximal end of the elongate shaft to a distal end of the elongate shaft, the elongate shaft further defining a guidewire port in a sidewall thereof, the guidewire port providing access to the lumen at a location between the proximal and distal ends of the elongate shaft, and an inwardly deflectable member extending across the guidewire port, the deflectable member configured to close the guidewire port when a guidewire is not extending therethrough, so as to allow a stent to be passed through the shaft lumen without interference from the guidewire port; and a stent introducer sheath slidably disposed in the lumen of the elongate delivery catheter shaft.