An endoluminal prosthesis (500) comprises a tubular body (502) suitable to turnfrom a collapsed to an expanded or partially expanded condition which developsalong a longitudinal axis (504) . A plurality of serpentines (506a-d, 508a-e,510a-d) , or closed meander paths develop in a substantially circumferentialdirection Each serpentine comprises arm portions, or arms (511) , and bend portionsor bends (512) , which join two subsequent arms (511) . The bends facing an adjacentserpentine are circumferentially offset relative to the respective and oppositebends (512) of the contiguous serpentine, both when the prosthesis is collapsedand when the prosthesis is expanded or partially expanded. A first portion (506,510) comprises at least two adjacent serpentines interconnected by at leastone bridge (514a) , and at least a pair of bends situated at the shortest longitudinaldistance between the two serpentines is not 0 connected by a bridge. A second portion(508) comprises at least two adjacent serpentines interconnected by a numberof bridges (514b) equal to the number of pairs of bends of the two serpentines beingat the shortest longitudinal distance between the two ser entines.
