Patent ID: 8439967

Claim:
An implantable intraluminal medical scaffold comprising: a substantially tubular structure having first and second open ends for fluid flow therethrough and configured to maintain luminal patency of a vessel, including two or more radially expandable stent segments wherein the two or more expandable stent segments are positioned axially adjacent to each other, each of the stent segments being formed from a plurality of strut pairs; at least one notched tab structure protruding axially away from an apex of at least one strut pair on each of the stent segments, the at least one notched tab structure having an eyelet, and one or more substantially axially oriented flexible fiber bridges interconnecting the adjacent two or more radially expandable stent segments to form the substantially tubular structure, the flexible fiber bridges being configured for attachment of the two or more radially expandable stent segments and arranged such that they offer substantially no impedance to fluid flow through the tubular structure, the flexible fiber bridges being anchored on the at least one notched tab structure on each of the stent segments through the eyelet.