A medical device and method of providing same, comprises a first stent body and
a second stent body wherein the medical device is formed when the at least one
first marker portion and the at least one second marker portion of the stent bodies
are positioned in a predetermined alignment wherein the first stent body and the
second stent body are aligned along substantially the same longitudinal axis and
at least a portion of the first end region and at least a portion of the second
end region of the respective stent bodies are overlappingly arranged to provide
the medical device with a longitudinal length that is less than the sum of the
first stent body length and the second stent body length.