A beam (16) is provided for intraluminal devices. The beam is defined by afirst side surface and a second side surface. The first side surface (30) istapered at a different rate than the second side surface (32). One advantageof the beam is that strain which is normally concentrated in adjacent,interconnected bends is redirected onto the length of the beam. This mayincrease the fatigue life of intraluminal devices or may be used to fashionnew srtuctures with improved performance.
