Patent ID: 7972372

Claim:
A kit for stenting a bifurcation in a vessel, comprising: a branch vessel stent, having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least two fronds extending from either the proximal or distal end; a circumferential link separated from the branch vessel stent by the at least two fronds; and a main vessel stent, separate from the branch vessel stent, the main vessel stent for entrapping the at least two fronds of the branch vessel stent against a vessel wall; wherein the at least two fronds have sufficient length to extend into and expandably circumscribe a main vessel wall and reach a portion of the main vessel wall opposing an ostium opening at the intersection of the main vessel and branch vessel when the branch vessel stent is implanted in the branch vessel adjacent to the ostium opening such that a flow path is maintained in the main vessel through the circumferential link and beyond the ostium opening.