Patent ID: 8057533

Claim:
An apparatus for use by an operator in a cavity of a mammalian body with a scope having a distal face providing a field of view comprising: a flexible elongate member having a distal extremity adapted for extending into the cavity and a proximal extremity accessible from outside of the mammalian body when the distal extremity is disposed in the cavity, an expandable prosthesis, means for releasably securing the prosthesis to the distal extremity of the flexible elongate member, wherein the means for releasably securing the stent comprises a colored mesh; and a visual marker in the form of a colored band extending around the colored mesh; wherein the visual marker is colored with a colorant to enhance visualization and is capable of being seen under direct vision within said cavity using said scope without the need of fluoroscopy; wherein the band is a tubular member, and wherein the color of the band contrasts with the color of the mesh.