Abstract: Disclosed herein is a delivery apparatus for delivering a self-expanding stent to a target position along the inside of a microcatheter, the delivery apparatus including an outer tube configured to communicate with the microcatheter, a shaft part configured to pass through the microcatheter while moving forwards and backwards in the outer tube and including a distal marker and a proximal marker to specify a position of the stent at the target position, and an elastic coating part formed on the outer surface of the shaft part between the distal marker and the proximal marker.