The present invention is directed to a device comprising a catheter tube,
which includes a round opening and two platinum radio-opaque markers on
its distal end; a guide-wire; a balloon, which includes a wedge-shaped
opening; and a stent, which includes an elliptical-shaped opening and
three platinum radio-opaque markers. The invention is also directed to
methods for using the device for deploying stents to treat bifurcation
lesions.