A stent (100) having a flowpath therethrough, the flowpath defining a longitudinal direction, the stent comprising a plurality of serpentine bands (104) including a first serpentine band comprising a plurality of peaks (106) and troughs (108), adjacent peaks and troughs of the first band connected by bent struts, and a second serpentine band comprising a plurality of peaks and troughs, adjacent peaks and troughs connected by bent struts, each bent strut having only a single bend, some of the peaks of the first serpentine band overlapping with some of the troughs of the second serpentine band in regions of overlap (130).
