Patent ID: 8088154

Claim:
A medical device delivery system, comprising: an elongated body adapted for insertion into a body vessel, the elongated body having first proximal and first distal ends; an intraluminal medical device disposed on the first distal end of the elongated body and adapted for deployment within said body vessel; a tubular member having two or more portions and having second distal and second proximal ends, the second distal end disposed around the intraluminal medical device such that the intraluminal medical device is constricted between the second distal end of the tubular member and the first distal end of the elongated body, the tubular member formed of a first material; a strip of shape memory material contacting at least one of the two or more portions and adapted to adopt a coiled configuration, the shape memory material different from the first material; and an annulus disposed around the second distal end of the tubular member, the annulus having an inner surface disposed adjacent the second distal end of the tubular member and at least one cutting edge disposed on the inner surface, the cutting edge adapted to separate the two or more portions of the second distal end of the tubular member.