A stent device (210, 250), comprising: a plurality of generally cylindrical rings each formed by a plurality of repeating bent segments, each of the plurality of bent segments comprising a peak, a valley, and a transition region extending between the peak and the valley, each bent segment having a midpoint on the transition region substantially midway between the peak and the valley, the plurality of rings being arranged in a series along a longitudinal axis in such a way that the peak and the valley of each bent segment of each ring in the series is substantially a mirror image of a peak and a valley of a corresponding curved segment in an immediately adjacent ring; a plurality of interconnecting members connecting one of the plurality of rings to an adjacent ring of the one of the plurality of rings, each of the plurality of interconnecting members comprising a first coupling end; a second coupling end opposite the first coupling end; and an elongate portion extending between the first coupling end and the second coupling end, wherein the first coupling end, the elongate portion, and the second coupling end combine in a first orientation or a second orientation, wherein the second orientation is substantially a mirror image of the first orientation; and an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePFTE) material cover encapsulating the stent device; wherein the first coupling end intersects with the midpoint of the transition region of a bent segment of the one of the plurality of rings and the second coupling end intersects with the midpoint of a bent segment of the immediately adjacent ring of the plurality of rings; wherein the plurality of interconnecting members are arranged in rows extending longitudinally along the device; and wherein along each of the rows the interconnecting members alternate with each consecutive occurrence between the first orientation and the second orientation; and wherein a central width of at least one elongate portion of the plurality of interconnecting members is the largest width of the interconnecting member and a width of at least one of the coupling ends is the smallest width of the interconnecting member. a plurality of generally cylindrical rings each formed by a plurality of repeating bent segments, each of the plurality of bent segments comprising a peak, a valley, and a transition region extending between the peak and the valley, each bent segment having a midpoint on the transition region substantially midway between the peak and the valley, the plurality of rings being arranged in a series along a longitudinal axis in such a way that the peak and the valley of each bent segment of each ring in the series is substantially a mirror image of a peak and a valley of a corresponding curved segment in an immediately adjacent ring; a plurality of interconnecting members connecting one of the plurality of rings to an adjacent ring of the one of the plurality of rings, each of the plurality of interconnecting members comprising a first coupling end; a second coupling end opposite the first coupling end; and an elongate portion extending between the first coupling end and the second coupling end, wherein the first coupling end, the elongate portion, and the second coupling end combine in a first orientation or a second orientation, wherein the second orientation is substantially a mirror image of the first orientation; and an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePFTE) material cover encapsulating the stent device; wherein the first coupling end intersects with the midpoint of the transition region of a bent segment of the one of the plurality of rings and the second coupling end intersects with the midpoint of a bent segment of the immediately adjacent ring of the plurality of rings; wherein the plurality of interconnecting members are arranged in rows extending longitudinally along the device; and wherein along each of the rows the interconnecting members alternate with each consecutive occurrence between the first orientation and the second orientation; and wherein a central width of at least one elongate portion of the plurality of interconnecting members is the largest width of the interconnecting member and a width of at least one of the coupling ends is the smallest width of the interconnecting member.