| abstract |
The bifurcating double stent apparatus ( 10 ) of the present invention comprises a generally cylindrical main stent ( 12 ), a generally cylindrical branch stent ( 15 ), which are shown as fully dilated in a subject main vessel ( 8 ), and a subject branch vessel ( 7 ). The main stent ( 12 ) is deployed prior to the branch stent ( 15 ) which is then aligned with the side opening ( 16 ) of the main stent ( 12 ), and attached at that location. |