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A stent (22) for the treatment of a vascular bifurcation includes a distal member (40) and a proximal member (42), the distal member and the proximal member comprising tubular bodies, the distal member comprising first struts (64, 66) oriented in the proximal direction and the proximal member including second struts (54, 56) oriented in the distal direction, such that at least one of the first struts is connected to at least one of the second struts on a first side of the stent (46), while on a second side (48) of the stent, opposite the first siderone or more" of the first struts are unconnected to any of the second struts and one or more of the second struts are unconnected to any of the first struts. No. of Pages : 21 No. of Claims : 17