according to one aspect of the present disclosure , a method and technique for manufacturing a stent are disclosed . the stent is a non - metallic stent having a furled small - diameter state and an expanded large - diameter state where the stent , in the furled small - diameter state , includes a plurality of central lobes arranged at spaced - apart intervals and extending longitudinally defining a stent axis , the plurality of central lobes defining a cylindrical plane of the stent . the stent also includes at least one peripheral lobe formed on at least one of the plurality of central lobes , the peripheral lobe oriented along the cylindrical plane .