Patent ID: 8920482

Claim:
A stent delivery system comprising: an inner elongate shaft including a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending at least partially therethrough; an outer elongate shaft including a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending at least partially therethrough, the inner elongate shaft coaxially extending at least partially within the lumen of the outer elongate shaft, the inner and outer elongate shafts movably positionable relative to each other; a stent positionable on the inner elongate shaft, the stent having a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, the stent having a plurality of openings; a restraining wire having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion operably connected to one of the inner and the outer elongate shaft and the distal portion operably connected to the other of the inner and the outer elongate shaft, the restraining wire extending at least partially through at least two of the plurality of openings; wherein movement of the inner and outer elongate shafts relative to each other in a first direction applies tension to at least a portion of the restraining wire to move the stent to the collapsed configuration.