Patent ID: 7651523

Claim:
Intraluminal device, comprising: a structural member adapted to engage a wall of a body lumen, said structural member comprising a length comprising an abluminal surface facing radially outward and a luminal surface facing radially inward; a first region of said structural member along said length comprising a first thickness between said abluminal surface and said luminal surface; a second region of said structural member along said length adjacent said first region comprising a second thickness between said abluminal surface and said luminal surface, said second region being disposed proximal to said first region; a third region of said structural member along said length adjacent said second region comprising a third thickness between said abluminal surface and said luminal surface, said third region being disposed proximal to said second region; wherein said second region is disposed between said first region and said third region and said second thickness is thinner than said first thickness and said third thickness; a fourth region of said structural member along said length adjacent said third region comprising a fourth thickness between said abluminal surface and said luminal surface, said fourth region being disposed proximal to said third region; a fifth region of said structural member along said length adjacent said fourth region comprising a fifth thickness between said abluminal surface and said luminal surface, said fifth region being disposed proximal to said fourth region, wherein said fourth region is disposed between said third region and said fifth region and said fourth thickness is thinner than said third thickness and said fifth thickness; a sixth region of said structural member along said length adjacent said fifth region comprising a sixth thickness between said abluminal surface and said luminal surface, said sixth region being disposed proximal to said fifth region; a seventh region of said structural member along said length adjacent said sixth region comprising a seventh thickness between said abluminal surface and said luminal surface, said seventh region being disposed proximal to said sixth region, wherein said sixth region is disposed between said fifth region and said seventh region and said sixth thickness is thinner than said fifth thickness and said seventh thickness; an eighth region of said structural member along said length adjacent said seventh region comprising an eighth thickness between said abluminal surface and said luminal surface, said eighth region being disposed proximal to said seventh region; and a ninth region of said structural member along said length adjacent said eighth region comprising a ninth thickness between said abluminal surface and said luminal surface, said ninth region being disposed proximal to said eighth region; wherein said eighth region is disposed between said seventh region and said ninth region and said eighth thickness is thinner than said seventh thickness and said ninth thickness.