Patent ID: 8778011

Claim:
An expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen comprising a circumferential row of cells located at an end of the stent, each cell comprising: a proximal end and a distal end; a first strut and a second strut, wherein the first and second struts intersect to form the distal end; a third strut that intersects the first strut and extends proximally therefrom; a fourth strut that intersects the second strut and extends proximally therefrom; a fifth strut that crosses over an abluminal surface of the third strut; a sixth strut that crosses under a luminal surface of the fourth strut, wherein the fifth strut and the sixth strut cross each other to form the proximal end, and wherein the cell may bend or pivot about a plane defined by the points where the fifth strut crosses over the third strut and the sixth strut crosses under the fourth strut.