the portions of the photoresist that were exposed to uv illumination and changed physical properties cured and hardened are retained during the electrochemical process and remain intact as the struts or loops 118 of stent 72 the portions of the photoresist that were not exposed to uv illumination are removed during the electrochemical process and result in open spaces 120 the structure resulting from a pattern of struts 118 and open spaces 120 comprises the desired stent configuration the present invention results in the preferred stent design 72 having specifically configured struts 118 fig1 12 and 13 illustrate in cross section three exemplary stent strut designs as demonstrated in fig1 the preferred stent design has the outer portion of the struts protruding in a trapezoidal configuration 134 which is directed radially from the longitudinal axis of the stent the pattern of the preferred stent employs cross section fig1 and has a series of loops u shaped 118 and a single backbone running along the length of the stent thereby forming the basic scaffold of the stent design the pattern of fig1 and 11 can be formed of any size a preferable size is between 0 035 thousandths to 0 100 thousandths in diameter.