A bifurcated stent for insertion into a bifurcated vessel such as a blood vessel.
In one embodiment, a first sheet is formed into a first leg, a second sheet is
formed into a second leg, a third sheet is formed into a stem, and the two legs
are attached to the stem. In a second embodiment, a first sheet is formed into
a member having a first leg and half of a stem, a second sheet is formed into a
second member having a second leg and half of a stem, and the two stem halves are
combined to form the bifurcated stent. In a third embodiment, the stent comprises
two sections that are serially inserted and assembled within the vessel at the
site of the bifurcation to be treated.