Patent ID: 6896696

Claim:
A stent having a proximal end and a distal end comprising a first undulating band forming a closed path about a whole circumference of the stent, the first undulating band comprising a series of alternating first peaks and first troughs, the first peaks oriented in a distal direction, the first troughs oriented in a proximal direction, the first undulating band having a first wavelength and a first amplitude, a second undulating band forming a closed path about a whole circumference of the stent, the second undulating band comprising a series of alternating second peaks and second troughs, the second peaks oriented in a distal direction, the second troughs oriented in a proximal direction, the second undulating band having a second wavelength and a second amplitude, the second amplitude different from the first amplitude, the second wavelength different from the first wavelength, a third undulating band comprising a series of alternating third peaks and third troughs, the third peaks oriented in a distal direction, the third troughs oriented in a proximal direction, the third undulating band having a third wavelength and a third amplitude, the third wavelength equal to the first wavelength and the third amplitude equal to the first amplitude, a plurality of longitudinally oriented first connectors extending between first peaks and second peaks, and a plurality of longitudinally oriented second connectors extending between second troughs and third troughs.