An expandable medical device having a plurality of elongated struts, the
plurality of elongated struts being joined together to form a
substantially cylindrical device which is expandable from a cylinder
having a first diameter to a cylinder having a second diameter, and the
plurality of struts each having a strut width in a circumferential
direction. At least one of the plurality of struts includes at least one
opening extending at least partially through a thickness of said strut. A
beneficial agent may be loaded into the opening within the strut. The
expandable medical device may further include a plurality of ductile
hinges formed between the elongated struts, the ductile hinges allowing
the cylindrical device to be expanded or compressed from the first
diameter to the second diameter by deformation of the ductile hinges.