Patent ID: 8066760

Claim:
A system for treating a vascular condition comprising; a catheter; a stent disposed on the catheter, the stent including a plurality of flexible crown portions, elongated longitudinal strut portions extending from the crown portions, and movable bifurcated connector portions having a first end attached to the crown portion and bifurcated portion ends attached to the elongated longitudinal strut portions extending from the crown portion; wherein the crown portions are configured to move from a compressed configuration to a diameter recoil prevention configuration when the stent is expanded, wherein the crown portions are concave with respect to the strut portions in the compressed configuration and convex with respect to the strut portions in the expanded diameter recoil prevention configuration, and wherein when the stent is expanded the elongated longitudinal strut portions move laterally apart and the first end of the movable bifurcated connector portion draws the crown portion longitudinally into the diameter recoil prevention position.