Patent ID: 7731745

Claim:
A stent, comprising: a generally tubular body having a longitudinal axis and a circumference, and having a size adapted for introduction into a body lumen, wherein said tubular body comprises a coiled-sheet, said tubular body consisting essentially of a series of generally non-sinusoidal cylindrical bands and a plurality of straight, generally non-sinusoidal, longitudinal connectors extending between and connecting adjacent cylindrical bands, each longitudinal connector having a length, each cylindrical band comprising a series of diagonal elements connected to one another and extending about the circumference, wherein each diagonal element comprises first and second generally straight portions having first and second ends, the second ends being connected together in a curved portion, the first ends being connected to preceding and succeeding diagonal elements, and wherein each longitudinal connector consists of a straight segment that extends between longitudinally separated curved portions, and wherein all of the diagonal elements in all of the cylindrical bands comprising the tubular body are oriented in a clockwise direction about the circumference.