Intravascular flow modifier and reinforcement device with connected segments

A stent for use in the intravascular treatment of blood vessels, comprising:

• a first half-frame and a second half-frame, each comprising a plurality of arcuate loop sections which comprise a pair of arcuate sections connected at each end by a longitudinal connecting section;
• and
• a plurality of connecting segments securing a plurality of first half-frame arcuate loop sections to a plurality of second half-frame arcuate loop sections such that the first half-frame and the second half-frame form a cylinder.

A stent for use in the intravascular treatment of blood vessels, comprising:

• a generally cylindrical frame formed of an elongate resilient wire, the two free ends of the wire extending distally from the proximal end of the frame, thereafter transitioning at a first point to a pair of opposed first arcuate sections, thereafter transitioning to a pair of opposed first longitudinal sections for a length to a second point, thereafter transitioning to a pair of opposed second arcuate sections and a pair of opposed second longitudinal sections and proceeding in a like pattern to the distal end of the frame;
• and
• a plurality of connecting segments, connecting a plurality of opposed longitudinal sections.