Abstract: A stent having a substantially tubular body is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the stent provides a scaffold having a plurality of interconnected struts forming a plurality of radial axial rows of radial support cells and a plurality of flexible axial rows of flexible support cells. The plurality of radial axial rows and flexible axial rows are disposed in an alternating pattern along a circumferential axis of the stent. A center axis of each radial axial row and flexible axial row is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stent. Each radial axial row is arranged so as to be offset along the longitudinal axis of the stent from each adjacent radial axial row. Each radial support cell is formed from four of the interconnected struts of the scaffold which are arranged so as to be symmetrical along both the longitudinal axis and the circumferential axis of the stent.