Stent and method of making same

A stent having an outer abluminal surface and an inner luminal surface, comprising

• a. A plurality of generally sinusoidal circumferential ring members having peaks and valleys;
• b. A plurality of bridge members interconnecting adjacent pairs of sinusoidal circumferential ring members;
• c. A plurality of projection members extending from at least one of a proximal and a distal generally sinusoidal circumferential ring member at proximal and/or distal ends of the stent;
• d. A plurality of volume-enhancing features formed in or on the outer abluminal surface of the stent;
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• e. A drug eluting layer covering the entire outer abluminal surface of the stent and at least substantially filling the plurality of volume-enhancing features.