[0068] A BIFURCATED CATHETER (100), WHICH CAN DEPLOY A BIFURCATED STENT (111) CONSTRUCTED AS A SINGLE PIECE INTO A BIFURCATED VESSEL (121), IS DISCLOSED. THE SYSTEM MAY HAVE TWO MAIN PARTS — A Y-SHAPED CATHETER WITH A SPLITTABLE SEAM (105), AND A CUSTOM MADE STENT, WHICH CAN BE DEPLOYED WITH THE BIFURCATED CATHETER. THE DISCLOSED BIFURCATED CATHETER PERMITS A PHYSICIAN OR OPERATOR TO STENT A VESSEL AT A BIFURCATION OF THE VESSEL. FIG. 3