a radially expansible annular stent is disclosed . the stent comprises a plurality of stenting turns around a lumen centered on a longitudinal axis . adjacent turns of the stent are joined by connector struts . the stent annulus has a wall thickness related to the material from which it is formed . the radial thickness of the connector struts is smaller than that of the stent annulus . a method of making such a stent is also disclosed . the method includes cutting the connector struts from a tubular workpiece with a laser beam . the laser beam is aimed so as to be offset from a longitudinal axis of the workpiece to provide the reduced radial thickness of the connector struts .