Stent delivery system with collapsible loading frame

A stent delivery system, comprising:

• an elongate shaft including a proximal region, a distal region and at least one lumen extending therein;
• an collapsible frame attached to the distal region of the elongate shaft, the collapsible frame including at plurality of arms, the plurality of arms collectively defining a stent containment region;
• and
• an actuation member disposed along at least one of the plurality of arms;
• wherein the plurality of arms are configured to surround a stent;
• wherein the stent containment region has a first diameter corresponding to an expanded configuration and a second diameter corresponding to a collapsed configuration, and wherein actuation of the actuation member is designed to shift the stent containment region from the first diameter to the second diameter.

A method for loading a stent in a stent delivery device, the method comprising:

• loading a stent into a stent containment region of a stent delivery device, the stent delivery device including:
• an elongate shaft including a proximal region, a distal region and at least one lumen extending therein;
• a collapsible frame attached to the distal region of the elongate shaft, the collapsible frame including a plurality of arms configured to surround the stent such that they define the stent containment region;
• an inner shaft member extending within a least a portion of the stent containment region;
• and
• an actuation member configured to actuate the plurality of arms of the collapsible frame from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration;
• actuating the actuation member such that the plurality of arms collapse the stent from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration.