A device for insertion into a blood vessel lumen for treatment of aneurysms, comprising: a generally cylindrical section comprising a plurality of struts forming interstitial gaps between the struts, the generally cylindrical section having a proximal face and a distal face and defining a device lumen extending along an axial direction from the proximal face to the distal face, the lumen being configured to allow blood flow through the device, the generally cylindrical section being configured to provide a radially outward counter force to compression adjacent the proximal face which is greater than a radially outward counter force to compression near the middle of the generally cylindrical section; a proximal tapered section comprising a plurality of struts extending from a circumference of the proximal face to a proximal apex, wherein the proximal apex is radially aligned with the circumference of the proximal face or positioned radially outside the circumference of the proximal face, and wherein the plurality of struts of the proximal tapered section extend from different points on the circumference of the proximal face in an axial and circumferential direction to the proximal apex, such that none of the plurality of struts cross through a cross-sectional area defined by the device lumen; characterized in that it further comprises a push wire collinear with the proximal apex, wherein the plurality of struts within the proximal tapered section are aligned in a parallel fashion proximal to the proximal apex, wherein a proximal end of each of the plurality of struts is joined to a distal end of the push wire, wherein the plurality of struts are substantially uniformly distributed around a circumference of the push wire, wherein the distal end of the push wire comprises a plurality of plastic rings surrounding the push wire, and wherein the proximal ends of the plurality of struts from the proximal tapered section surround the plastic rings. a generally cylindrical section comprising a plurality of struts forming interstitial gaps between the struts, the generally cylindrical section having a proximal face and a distal face and defining a device lumen extending along an axial direction from the proximal face to the distal face, the lumen being configured to allow blood flow through the device, the generally cylindrical section being configured to provide a radially outward counter force to compression adjacent the proximal face which is greater than a radially outward counter force to compression near the middle of the generally cylindrical section; a proximal tapered section comprising a plurality of struts extending from a circumference of the proximal face to a proximal apex, wherein the proximal apex is radially aligned with the circumference of the proximal face or positioned radially outside the circumference of the proximal face, and wherein the plurality of struts of the proximal tapered section extend from different points on the circumference of the proximal face in an axial and circumferential direction to the proximal apex, such that none of the plurality of struts cross through a wherein the proximal apex is radially aligned with the circumference of the proximal face or positioned radially outside the circumference of the proximal face, and wherein the plurality of struts of the proximal tapered section extend from different points on the circumference of the proximal face in an axial and circumferential direction to the proximal apex, such that none of the plurality of struts cross through a cross-sectional area defined by the device lumen; characterized in that it further comprises a push wire collinear with the proximal apex, wherein the plurality of struts within the proximal tapered section are aligned in a parallel fashion proximal to the proximal apex, wherein a proximal end of each of the plurality of struts is joined to a distal end of the push wire, wherein the plurality of struts are substantially uniformly distributed around a circumference of the push wire, wherein the distal end of the push wire comprises a plurality of plastic rings surrounding the push wire, and wherein the proximal ends of the plurality of struts from the proximal tapered section surround the plastic rings. wherein the plurality of struts within the proximal tapered section are aligned in a parallel fashion proximal to the proximal apex, wherein a proximal end of each of the plurality of struts is joined to a distal end of the push wire, wherein the plurality of struts are substantially uniformly distributed around a circumference of the push wire, wherein the distal end of the push wire comprises a plurality of plastic rings surrounding the push wire, and wherein the proximal ends of the plurality of struts from the proximal tapered section surround the plastic rings.