An expandable medical device having a plurality of elongated struts, the plurality of elongated struts being joined together by ductile hinges to form a substantially cylindrical device which is expandable from a cylinder having a first diameter to a cylinder having a second diameter. The plurality of...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7842083?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7842083 - Expandable medical device with improved spatial distribution