Patent ID: 8801773

Claim:
A stent having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis, the stent comprising: a plurality of bands including an end band at each of the first and second ends of the stent and a plurality of intermediate bands disposed between the end bands; a first band comprising struts joined one to another by peaks and troughs, each of the struts in the first band being non-parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent, the first band being an intermediate band; a second band comprising struts joined one to another by peaks and troughs, each of the struts in the second band being non-parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent, the second band having more peaks and troughs than the first band; the struts of the first band and the struts of the second band inclining at a first direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the stent; a plurality of first connectors engaging the first and second band; a third band comprising struts joined one to another by peaks and troughs, each of the struts of the third band being non-parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent and parallel to one another; a fourth band comprising struts joined one to another by peaks and troughs, each of the struts being non-parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent and parallel to one another; a plurality of second connectors engaging the second band and the third band; a plurality of third connectors engaging the third band and the fourth band; wherein the struts of the third band and the struts of the fourth band incline at a second direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the stent, the second direction different than the first direction.