Patent ID: 7625401

Claim:
An endoprosthesis for delivery in a body lumen comprising: a first set of interconnected strut members defining a first annular element, each strut member of the first annular element including a first end and a second end; and a second set of interconnected strut members defining a second annular element, each strut member of the second annular element including a first end and a second end; and a radiopaque marker incorporated into the endoprosthesis; the first annular element and the second annular element aligned longitudinally adjacent to each other along a longitudinal axis and connected to each other with a connector at at least one connection location, the connector includes a first component of a first material and a second component of a bio-absorbable material disposed about at least a portion of the first component, wherein each strut member is free of bio-absorbable material between the first and second ends thereof.