A stent may comprise a plurality of serpentine bands connected by
connector struts. The stent may further comprise a side branch cell
having a plurality of outwardly deployable petals. Each serpentine band
may have an approximate longitudinal axis. A portion of the serpentine
bands may be flared in the unexpanded state, wherein a portion of the
axis of each flared band is oriented helically about a portion of the
stent. The bands may reorient during stent expansion, whereafter the axis
of each band is oriented in a circumferential direction.