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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2003
Yutaka Yanuma, Kunitachi, JP;
Junichi Muramatsu, Akiruno, JP;
Yutaka Yanuma, Kunitachi, JP;
Junichi Muramatsu, Akiruno, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is disclosed a stent delivery system includes a first cylindrical member capable of being inserted into a forceps channel of an endoscope and including a through hole having a central axis; a second cylindrical member inserted into the through hole of the first cylindrical member and capable of advancing/retreating with respect to the first cylindrical member, the second cylindrical member including a holding mechanism which holds a relative position of the second cylindrical member with respect to the forceps channel of the endoscope, and a stent which is attached between the first and second cylindrical members in a state where a diameter of the stent is reduced by the first cylindrical member and which expands when the first cylindrical member is removed.