Catheter delivery system for stent valve

A delivery catheter for a stent, comprising:

• an elongate shaft having a distal end with a tapered nose cone, a proximal end, and a stent receiving region adjacent the nose cone;
• a stent holder configured to engage an end of the stent;
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• first and second radio-opaque indicators fixed to a distal region of the elongate shaft for indicating a rotational position of the stent holder, the first and second radio-opaque indicators each being an elongate axial line circumferentially spaced apart from one another and proximally adjacent to and spaced apart from the stent holder, wherein the stent holder is positioned between the first and second radio-opaque indicators and the nose cone.

A delivery catheter for a stent, comprising:

• an elongate shaft having a distal end with a tapered nose cone, a proximal end, and a stent receiving region adjacent the distal end;
• a stent holder disposed at a proximal end of the stent receiving region, the stent holder defining a stent attachment region configured to engage an end of the stent;
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• first and second elongate radio-opaque indicators fixed to a distal region of the elongate shaft for indicating a rotational position of the stent holder, the first and second radio-opaque indicators each being an elongate axial line disposed at a single circumferential position and proximally adjacent to and spaced apart from the stent holder, the first and second radio-opaque indicators having different lengths, wherein the stent holder is positioned between the first and second radio-opaque indicators and the nose cone.