Patent ID: 8114151

Claim:
A stent comprising: a generally tubular body disposed about a longitudinal axis, the stent having a proximal end and a distal end; a plurality of circumferential serpentine bands, each serpentine band having alternating peaks and troughs, each serpentine band having a wavelength and an amplitude, the peaks of each serpentine band being substantially aligned with the peaks of each immediately adjacent serpentine band; a plurality of connectors, the connectors extending between immediately adjacent serpentine bands; and a plurality of tabs, the plurality of tabs comprising peak tabs and trough tabs, each peak tab and each trough tab having a first end and a second end wherein only the first end is engaged to a serpentine band, each peak tab extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis from a peak on a serpentine band toward a peak on an immediately distal serpentine band, each trough tab extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis from a trough on a serpentine band toward a trough on an immediately proximal serpentine band, wherein each serpentine band defines a plurality of holes, each hole on a serpentine band being located approximately a distance D 1 from each immediately adjacent hole on the serpentine band, and wherein each tab defines a plurality of holes, each hole on a tab being located approximately a distance D 2 from each immediately adjacent hole on the tab, the holes constructed and arranged to contain a therapeutic agent.