Patent ID: 6955685

Claim:
An expandable stent and stent delivery system comprising: a delivery system including an elongated core member having a distal portion, a proximal cylindrical member disposed about the distal portion of said elongated core member, and a distal cylindrical member disposed about the distal portion of said elongated core member and generally positioned distally from said proximal cylindrical member and spaced apart from said proximal cylindrical member to define a gap having a longitudinal length; an expandable stent comprising a small diameter skeletal tubular member having a thin wall, said wall of said tubular member is cut to define a plurality of cells which are formed by a plurality of interconnected strut members, a first one of said plurality of strut members being formed with a threaded portion on said first strut member, a coil formed of radiopaque material being wound onto said threaded portion of said first strut member to thereby define an anchor member, said anchor member having a longitudinal length no greater than the longitudinal length of said gap, and said expandable stent being mounted on at least one cylindrical member and positioned such that said anchor member is disposed within said gap; and, a deployment catheter having a lumen extending therethrough and disposed about said elongated core member such that said deployment catheter compresses said expandable stent about at least one cylindrical member causing said anchor member to be retained in said gap and thereby causing said expandable stent to be interlocked onto said elongated core member.