Woven stent

A self-expanding woven stent, comprising:

• a body with a first end and a second end,
• wherein the body comprises at least one shape memory wire woven together,
• wherein the at least one shape memory wire crosses at a plurality of positions to form a plurality of cells and a plurality of angles, wherein the plurality of angles are approximately 90 degrees.

A self-expanding woven stent, comprising:

• a body with a first end and a second end,
• wherein the body comprises at least one shape memory wire woven together, wherein the at least one shape memory wire comprises at least one wire bundle,
• wherein the at least one shape memory wire crosses at a plurality of positions to form a plurality of cells and a plurality of angles.

A method of forming a self-expanding stent, the method comprising:

• forming a stent by bending at least one shape memory wire at a first plurality of bends to form a mesh, wherein each of the plurality of bends is approximately 90 degrees;
• and
• heat treating the at least one shape memory wire.

A method of forming a self-expanding stent, the method comprising:

• forming a stent by weaving a plurality of shape memory wires together to form a body with a first end and a second end, wherein the plurality of shape memory wires is substantially parallel to each other.

A method of forming a self-expanding stent, the method comprising:

• forming a stent by weaving at least one wire bundle together to form a body with a first end and a second end,
• wherein the at least one wire bundle crosses at a plurality of positions to form a plurality of cells and a plurality of angles.