Patent ID: 7959669

Claim:
A stent having a central lumen extending between proximal and distal ends of the stent, a circumference circumscribing the central lumen, the stent comprising: a side branch structure defining an inner side branch cell, the inner side branch cell having a shape different from any other cell of the stent; a first support member and a second support member positioned on opposite sides of the side branch structure, said opposite sides located across the side branch structure from one another in a stent circumferential direction along said circumference, the first support member and the second support member each comprising a strut width that is greater than the width of a strut included in the side branch structure; and a first connecting member positioned at a proximal end of the side branch structure and a second connecting member positioned at a distal end of the side branch structure, each connecting member connected at one end to the first support member and connected at the other end to the second support member, each connecting member comprising a serpentine structure having a plurality of first struts, a plurality of second struts, and a plurality of turns connecting ends of the first struts to ends of the second struts, wherein the first struts are straight struts and the second struts have a first straight portion at a first end of the second strut, a second straight portion at a second end of the second strut, and a jog portion with a single u-shaped member connecting the first straight portion to the second straight portion.