A stent comprising a plurality of cells, each of said plurality of cells consisting of six loops, wherein: a first member having a first end and a second end; a second member having a first end and a second end; said first end (502, 505) and said second end (503, 506) of each of said first member and said second member include a curved portion, said curved portion of said first end of said first member communicating with said curved portion of said first end of said second member forming a first loop of the six loops of each cell; a third member having a first end and a second end; a fourth member having a first end and a second end; a fifth member having a first end and a second end; a sixth member having a first end and a second end; a seventh member having a first end and a second end; an eighth member having a first end and a second end; and said first end (508, 511, 514, 517, 520, 523) and said second end (509, 512, 515, 518, 521, 524) of each of said third member, said fourth member, said fifth member, said sixth member, said seventh member, and said eighth member include a curved portion, said curved portion of said second end of said second member communicating with said curved portion of said first end of said third member, said curved portion of said second end of said third member communicating with said curved portion of said first end of said fourth member forming a second loop of the six loops of each cell, said curved portion of said second end of said fourth member communicating with said curved portion of said first end of said fifth member forming a third loop of the six loops of each cell, said curved portion of said second end of said fifth member communicating with said curved portion of said first end of said sixth member forming a fourth loop of the six loops of each cell, said curved portion of said second end of said sixth member communicating with said curved portion of said first end of said seventh member forming a fifth loop of the six loops of each cell, said curved portion of said second end of said seventh member communicating with said curved portion of said first end of said eighth member forming a sixth loop of the six loops of each cell, said curved portion of said second end of said eighth member communicating with said curved portion of said second end of said first member. a first member having a first end and a second end; a second member having a first end and a second end; said first end (502, 505) and said second end (503, 506) of each of said first member and said second member include a curved portion, said curved portion of said first end of said first member communicating with said curved portion of said first end of said second member forming a first loop of the six loops of each cell; a third member having a first end and a second end; a fourth member having a first end and a second end; a fifth member having a first end and a second end; a sixth member having a first end and a second end; a seventh member having a first end and a second end; an eighth member having a first end and a second end; and said first end (508, 511, 514, 517, 520, 523) and said second end (509, 512, 515, 518, 521, 524) of each of said third member, said fourth member, said fifth member, said sixth member, said seventh member, and said eighth member include a curved portion, said curved portion of said second end of said second member communicating with said curved portion of said first end of said third member, said curved portion of said second end of said third member communicating with said curved portion of said first end of said fourth member forming a second loop of the six loops of each cell, said curved portion of said second end of said fourth member communicating with said curved portion of said first end of said fifth member forming a third loop of the six loops of each cell, said curved portion of said second end of said fifth member communicating with said curved portion of said first end of said sixth member forming a fourth loop of the six loops of each cell, said curved portion of said second end of said sixth member communicating with said curved portion of said first end of said seventh member forming a fifth loop of the six loops of each cell, said curved portion of said second end of said seventh member communicating with said curved portion of said first end of said eighth member forming a sixth loop of the six loops of each cell, said curved portion of said second end of said eighth member communicating with said curved portion of said second end of said first member.