A stent includes a first portion including first and second bands of cells
that flare outwardly when the stent is expanded from a contracted to a
flared condition, and a second portion connected to the first portion by
flexible connectors. During use, the stent is introduced into a main
vessel in the contracted condition and positioned with the first portion
adjacent an ostium and the second portion within a branch vessel
extending from the ostium. The first portion is flared, causing first
struts of the first set of cells to move from an axial towards a radial
and partial circumferential orientation and causing second struts of the
second set of cells to move from an axial towards a radial orientation.
The stent is expanded further such that the second portion expands within
the branch body lumen, and the first and second struts move towards a
more circumferential orientation.