A stent graft device for implanting in a body lumen, comprising a stent with non--staggered or staggered apexes, said stent comprising a plurality of stent sections, bendable connecting, members forming said non-staggered or staggered apexes and connecting each of said stent sections to other stent sections to form a zigzag pattern, wherein said stent is staggerdly sutured to a graft by a plurality of suture knots, and wherein said suture knots and staggered apexes are staggered when said stent sections are crimped, and methods of use thereof.
