Intraluminal Stent, Delivery System, and Method of Treating a Vascular Condition

An intraluminal stent delivery system comprising:

• a catheter;
• and
• a stent disposed on a portion of the catheter, the stent comprising a stent body including a plurality of struts, the stent body expandable from a compressed configuration to an deployed configuration;
• wherein the struts include at least one sliding assembly for locking the stent body in the deployed configuration;
• wherein the at least one sliding assembly allows sliding of adjacent struts one to another while the stent body is expanding.

A method of treating a vascular condition, the method comprising:

• positioning an intraluminal stent with a catheter within a vessel, the stent comprising a stent body including a plurality of struts, and the stent comprising minimized overlap of adjacent struts while in a compressed configuration;
• expanding the stent from the compressed configuration to an deployed configuration;
• locking the stent in the deployed configuration;
• and
• sliding adjacent struts one to another while the stent is expanding.