The present invention avoids a patient receiving a double dose of a
therapeutic agent when a coated stent is overlapped with another coated
stent within a vessel. A stent having a therapeutic coating on a portion
of the stent is delivered within a vessel such that the portion of the
stent not having a therapeutic coating is inserted within or overlaps a
second coated stent. A radiopaque marker on the stent or delivery
catheter guides positioning of the stent such that there is minimal or no
overlap of the therapeutic coatings on the two stents.