Patent ID: 8852266

Claim:
A delivery system comprising: an elongated housing comprising: a passageway; a stationary ratchet on a first side; a movable ratchet on a second side directly opposite the first side; and a pinion engaging the movable ratchet; a movable member disposed within the passageway; an actuating means coupled to the housing for incrementally moving the movable member in a first direction; an outer sheath including a proximal end attached to the movable member; an inner tube extending through the outer sheath; a tip attached to the inner tube; a compressed reinforcing element surrounding the inner tube for maintaining a position of a stent during retraction of the outer sheath; a length between a distal end of the reinforcing element and the tip accommodating the stent; an abutment element attached to the distal end of the reinforcing element, the abutment element including an open end configured to engage a proximal end of a stent; and the outer sheath covering the length in a delivery configuration, the movable member configured to retract the outer sheath to uncover the length in a deployed configuration.