Patent ID: 8343209

Claim:
An intravascular stent for use in a body lumen, comprising: a distal section, a proximal section, and a central section positioned between the distal section and the proximal section, each section being aligned along a common longitudinal axis forming the stent; the distal section and the proximal section having cylindrical rings, wherein the distal section includes all cylindrical rings distal to the central section and the proximal section includes all cylindrical rings proximal to the central section and wherein all cylindrical rings in the distal and proximal section have a first longitudinal length, and the central section consisting of a single cylindrical ring having a second longitudinal length, the first longitudinal length being shorter than the second longitudinal length; the distal section and the proximal section having a first strut pattern and a second strut pattern respectively, and the central section having a third strut pattern; the third strut pattern having a substantially uniform repeating series of struts that form the single cylindrical ring of the central section wherein each strut is directly attached to an adjacent strut to define a zig-zag pattern; and at least a portion of the central ring is provided with a cover.