A stent has a generally cylindrical shape having a series of slots or other surface discontinuities facilitating adherence to the inner walls of a blood vessel. In one embodiment, one end of the stent has a terminus that is tapered at a non-orthogonal angle with respect to the axis of elongation of the...http://www.google.se/patents/US5893887?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5893887 - Stent for positioning at junction of bifurcated blood vessel and method of making
