Stent with mid-crowns

A continuous wire stent including a radially compressed configuration and the radially expanded configuration, the continuous wire stent in the radially compressed configuration comprising:

• a wire bent into a waveform and spirally wrapped into a helix having a plurality of bands that form a hollow cylindrical shape, at least a portion of the helix including a plurality of repeating body units including a plurality of waves including
• a first outer crown including a first intrados,
• a second outer crown including a second intrados facing the first intrados,
• a first mid-crown disposed between the first outer crown and a second mid-crown, the second mid-crown being disposed between the first mid-crown and the second outer crown,
• a first strut connecting the first outer crown to the first mid-crown,
• a second strut connecting the first mid-crown to the second mid-crown,
• a third strut connecting the second mid-crown to the second outer crown,
• a third mid-crown is disposed between the second outer crown and a fourth mid-crown, the fourth mid-crown being disposed between the third mid-crown and an outer crown in a next wave of the waveform,
• a fourth strut connecting the second outer crown to the third mid-crown,
• a fifth strut connecting the third mid-crown to the fourth mid-crown, and
• a sixth strut connecting fourth mid-crown to the outer crown in the next wave of the waveform.

A stent including a radially compressed configuration and a radially expanded configuration, the stent in the radially compressed configuration comprising:

• a central portion including a plurality of bands disposed adjacent to each other, the plurality of bands including a waveform including a plurality of waves including
• a first outer crown including a first intrados,
• a second outer crown including a second intrados facing the first intrados,
• a first mid-crown disposed between the first outer crown and the second outer crown,
• a second mid-crown disposed between the second outer crown and an outer crown of a next wave of the waveform,
• a first strut connecting the first outer crown to the first mid-crown,
• a second strut connecting the first mid-crown to the second outer crown,
• a third strut connecting the second outer crown to the second mid-crown, and
• a fourth strut connecting the second mid-crown to the outer crown in the next wave of the waveform,
• wherein each of the plurality of bands are disposed at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the stent.