Patent ID: 8808350

Claim:
A catheter system comprising: a delivery catheter comprising: a main body having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; a delivery catheter sheath projecting distally from a distal end portion of the main body; an inner core configured to a support a stent thereon, the inner core being axially advanceable through the main body of the delivery catheter and the delivery catheter sheath; a handle member supported by the main body of the delivery catheter, the delivery catheter being configured such that the handle member and the inner core move together in an axial direction when the handle member is connected to the inner core; and an adjustment member supported by the main body, the adjustment member being configured such that rotation of the adjustment member causes the adjustment member to move axially along the main body; wherein the handle member is axially moveable along the main body of the delivery catheter between the distal end portion of the main body and the adjustment member by either axially sliding the handle member relative to the main body or by rotating the adjustment member relative to the main body when the adjustment member is rotated to provide an axial contact force with the handle member.