Patent ID: 6858038

Claim:
A stent system for installation in a human bodily fluid vessel, the stent system comprising: a main stent including a generally cylindrical wall defining a central longitudinal axis, and having a first main opening and an opposite second main opening, the stent including at least one peripheral aperture defined through the wall; a tube removably installed in, and extending through the peripheral aperture, the tube preventing closure of the peripheral aperture, the tube including a channel extending therethrough, the channel configured to receive a guidewire, the tube fixed in place for movement of the main stent relative to the guidewire and configured to be removed from the main stent as part of the installation of the stent system in the human bodily vessel; and a peripheral stent configured to be inserted into the peripheral aperture of the main stent after removal of the tube, the peripheral stent extending, when inserted in the peripheral aperture, generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the main stent.