Apparatus for delivering stents to body lumens include one or more tubular
prostheses carried at the distal end of a catheter shaft, a sheath
slidably disposed over the prostheses, and a guidewire tube extending
from within the sheath to the exterior of the sheath through an exit port
in a sidewall thereof. A guidewire extends slidably through the guidewire
tube. The sheath can be moved relative to the catheter shaft and the
guidewire tube to expose the prostheses for deployment. Methods of
delivering stents are also provided.