Patent ID: 8210084

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a stent, comprising: forming a first cylindrical mesh structure by bending a first member in a zigzag-shape having peaks and valleys and a plurality of turns wound around an outer circumference of a manufacturing frame; and forming a second cylindrical mesh structure by bending a second member in a zigzag-shape having peaks and valleys and a plurality of turns wound around an outer circumference of a manufacturing frame; wherein a bending track of the second member crosses about half way between each of the meshes formed by the bending track of the first member; wherein the peaks and valleys of different turns of the first member are crossed and interlocked with each other when the peaks and valleys of the different turns of the first member meet each other during the formation of the first cylindrical mesh structure; and wherein the peaks and valleys of different turns of the second member are crossed and interlocked with each other when the peaks and valleys of different turns of the second member meet each other during the formation of the second cylindrical mesh structure.