An intraluminal system for delivering a self-expanding stent wherein the system extends along a longitudinal axis from a proximal side to a distal side and comprising, in delivery configuration (a) a retracting sheath having a lumen along its longitudinal axis and slidably covering a stent receiving region at the distal end of the lumen, (b) an inner shaft longitudinally disposed in the system, at least a distal portion of the inner shaft being disposed within the sheath, (c) the self-expanding stent in a compressed state disposed within the stent receiving region of the lumen, (d) a holding means delimitating an inner cavity, disposed adjacent to a proximal side of the stent in the sheath, the proximal end of the holding means being permanently joined to the inner shaft, and (e) a handling means able to displace longitudinally the retracting sheath with respect to the inner shaft.
