noted that other medical devices or prosthesis including but not limited to balloons stent coverings vascular grafts or other implantable devices are also within the scope of the claimed invention the removable stent 10 is an intraluminal prosthesis or device having proximal 22 and distal ends 24 that are open the removable stent is generally tubular in shape and has an outer surface 30 which contains an inner lumen 32 that extends axially between collapsible proximal 22 and distal ends 24 a removable stent includes collapsing elements 40 which aid in collapsing or compressing the stent 10 for its removal from an intralumenal site the collapsing element 40 of the stent is a feature that aids in its efficient and easy removal from a body lumen as used herein the term u201c proximal u201d is intended to refer to the end of the stent closest to the physician when deployed at a target site or the end that will be collapsed for removal of the deployed stent from its target site the u201c distal u201d end is intended to refer to that end which is opposite to the proximal end 22 a removable stent 10 can be of the type that is self expanding or of the type.