Patent ID: 7326245

Claim:
An expandable stent comprising two ends and a tubular sidewall between the two ends, wherein the sidewall comprises a plurality of struts, and a plurality of projecting elements located proximate at least one stent end; wherein each projecting element comprises a first projecting element end and a second projecting element end; wherein the first projecting element end is integral with or attached to a strut; wherein the second projecting element end is capable of defining at least one stent end when the stent is in an expanded position; wherein at least one of the struts or at least one of the projecting elements comprises a biologically active material, wherein the biologically active material comprises an antiproliferative agent; and wherein at least one projecting element is configured in a shape of a rod having an end with a greater width at the second projecting element end, and at least one indentation for containing the biologically active material located at the second projecting element end.