A braided stent (10) comprising: a plurality of wires (32,48) having first and second ends interbraided in a braided pattern to form a tubular stent having opposed atraumatic first (12) and second (14) open ends with each open end having a circumference； wherein said first and second ends of the plurality of wires are disposed at said second stent open end and said plurality of wires are looped at said second stent open end so that none of the first or second ends of the plurality of wires are exposed at the circumference of said second stent open end. At least two of said plurality of wires are formed into a repositioning and/or retrieval loop have an elongated portion circumferentially disposed at said first stent open end. Said repositioning and/or retrieval loop comprises first and second sections which run adjacent to each other prior to crossing to permit grabbing both sections simultaneously by a practitioner.
