A stent comprising a plurality of interconnected serpentine bands, each serpentine band having alternating straight struts and s-shaped struts forming peaks and valleys, each straight strut connected at one end to one s-shaped strut and at a second end to a second s-shaped strut, each s-shaped strut connected at one end to one straight strut and at a second end to a second straight strut, one end of the s- shaped struts connected to one end of the straight struts at a peak and another end of the s-shaped struts connected to one end of the straight strut at a valley, adjacent serpentine bands connected by a plurality of linear connectors, each linear connector extending from a peak of one serpentine band to a valley of another serpentine band adjacent thereto.
