Nickel titanium and other alloys such as such as Silver-Cadmium (Ag???Cd), Gold-Cadmium (Au???Cd) and Iron-Platinum (Fe3???Pt), to name but a few offer desirable superelastic qualities within a specific temperature range. [0072] In one embodiment, the contraction of a stent may cause the mesh cell edges 48 to pivot in relation to the transverse edges 49 of the mesh cells 36 in such a way that the