Flexible and expandable stent

摘要

A stent having a proximal end and a distal end comprising:
a first undulating band comprising a series of alternating first peaks and first troughs, the first peaks oriented in a distal direction, the first troughs oriented in a proximal direction,
a second undulating band comprising a series of alternating second peaks and second troughs, the second peaks oriented in a distal direction, the second troughs oriented in a proximal direction,
one of the first peaks longitudinally aligned with one of the second peaks and another of the first peaks longitudinally aligned with one of the second troughs,
a first connector extending in a longitudinal direction between the longitudinally aligned first peak and second peak, and
a second connector, extending between the longitudinally aligned first peak and second trough.