Patent ID: 7875071

Claim:
A bifurcated stenting system comprising: a) a fixed wire catheter having a proximal end and a distal end; b) a second catheter having a proximal end and a distal end; c) a first tubular member having a proximal end forming a stem portion, a distal end forming a first leg portion and a longitudinal bore extending therethrough, the first tubular member having a branch aperture disposed between the proximal end and the distal end, where one of the fixed wire catheter or second catheter extends through the longitudinal bore defined by the stem portion of the first expandable tubular member and through the branch aperture and the other of said catheters extends through the longitudinal bore defined by the stem portion and first leg portion of the first expandable tubular member, wherein the portion of first tubular member defining the branch aperture forms a branch securing lip upon expansion; and d) a second tubular member unconnected to the first tubular member during deployment having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal bore therethrough and having a diameter permitting the proximal end of the second tubular member to be securely disposed within the branch aperture of the first tubular member upon expansion, with the longitudinal bore of the second tubular member in fluid communication with the longitudinal bore of the first longitudinal member.