Patent ID: 8740966

Claim:
A stent comprising: a plurality of narrower distal apices defining a first generally circular outer profile, at least one of said distal apices comprising first and second generally straight portions and a first curved portion disposed between the first and second generally straight portions and comprising a first radius of curvature; and a plurality of broader proximal apices defining a second generally circular outer profile, at least one of said proximal apices comprising third and fourth generally straight portions and a second curved portion disposed between the third and fourth generally straight portions and comprising a second radius of curvature that is greater than the first radius of curvature, where an outer diameter defined by the broader apices of the second generally circular outer profile is greater than an outer diameter defined by the narrower apices of the first generally circular outer profile; where at least one of the first and second generally straight portions is continuous with at least one of the third and fourth generally straight portions, where the first radius of curvature is from about 0.5 mm to about 1.5 mm, where the second radius of curvature is from about 4 mm to about 9 mm, and where a ratio of the first radius of curvature to the second radius of curvature is about 1:2.6 to about 1:18, and where the stent comprises at least one uncovered region.