split which is close to the symmetrical 717 split of a symmetrical arrangement one seeks an arrangement that is skewed enough to urge the approaching points of inflection on the inside of the bend to pass each other elegantly but not such a pronounced skew that stresses in the stent lattice show pronounced differences depending where in the lattice one is measuring them generally there will be up to 6 connectors in each circle of connectors 3 or 4 connectors per ring are presently favoured but the number of connectors falls to be determined in harmony with many other design aspects of the stent lattice as stent designers well know the radially outwardly directed force that a stent can exert against the bodily tissue forming the walls of the stented bodily lumen will inevitably be somewhat reduced with increasing length of the gaps between axially adjacent stenting rings of the stent clearly then one would choose short connectors to maximise stenting radial force in a high flex location for the stent measures must be taken to prevent collisions between adjacent stenting rings when the stent is subjected to serve bending a particularly useful technical effect of the present invention is that the short connector portions allow close proximity of axially adjacent stenting rings and so a high stenting force yet no collisions.