#$%^&*AU2006319006B220120816.pdf#####SLIDEl-AND-LOCK STENT ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE 102451 The invention relates to an expandable stent comprising circumferentially adjacent modules. Ihe modules comprise longitudinally adjacent slide-and-lock radial elements which permit one-way sliding of the radial elements from a collapsed diameter to an expanded/deployed diameter, but inhibit radial recoil from the expanded diameter. -69-