Patent ID: 8348991

Claim:
A stent having a proximal end and a distal end, the stent comprising: a tubular body, the tubular body comprising a first region, a second region and a third region, each region of the tubular body defined by a plurality of serpentine bands, each serpentine band comprising a plurality of alternating proximal turns and distal turns connected by struts, at least one serpentine band of the first region shaped differently from a serpentine band of the second region; the second region comprising a first serpentine band and a second serpentine band that overlap one another about a common stent circumference, at least one strut of the first serpentine band having a serpentine shape, at least one strut of the second serpentine band having a serpentine shape, the first serpentine band and the second serpentine band each comprising alternating first and second struts, the first struts shaped differently from the second struts, all proximal turns of the first serpentine band aligned about a common stent circumference, all distal turns of the first serpentine band aligned about a common stent circumference, all proximal turns of the second serpentine band aligned about a common stent circumference, all distal turns of the second serpentine band aligned about a common stent circumference; and the first region and the third region each comprising a plurality of serpentine bands that are not overlapped by another serpentine band.