Patent ID: 8771334

Claim:
A stent delivery system comprising: a catheter shaft including a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and an inflation lumen; a bifurcated balloon coupled to the distal end portion of the catheter shaft and in fluid communication with the inflation lumen, the bifurcated balloon including a first balloon branch and a second balloon branch, the first balloon branch including a first inflatable portion and the second balloon branch including a second inflatable portion, the second balloon branch having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of the second balloon branch is directly attached to the first balloon branch proximal of a proximal end of the first inflatable portion, and wherein the distal end of the second balloon branch is directly attached to the first balloon branch distal of a distal end of the first inflatable portion; wherein the first and second inflatable portions each have a length extending along a longitudinal axis of the catheter shaft, wherein the length of the second inflatable portion is less than the length of the first inflatable portion.