A bifurcated stent for insertion into a bifurcated vessel such as a blood vessel. In one embodiment, a first sheet is formed into a first leg, a second sheet is formed into a second leg, a third sheet is formed into a stem, and the two legs are attached to the stem. In a second embodiment, a first sheet...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6540779?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6540779 - Bifurcated stent with improved side branch aperture and method of making same