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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2009
Arik Zucker, Zürich, CH;
Arik Zucker, Zürich, CH;
Qvanteq AG, , CH;
Abstract
The system according to the present disclosure includes a metal stent () as a medical implant for treating lesions in blood vessels and a packaging () having an inside volume, in which the stent () is arranged in a protected manner. The stent () has a plurality of webs (), which produce a tubular shape with each other, and a proximal end () and a distal end (), between which a stent lumen () extends. The stent surface () has a hydrophilic property. The molecular chemical impurities originating in the atmosphere, primarily hydrocarbon compounds, are significantly reduced on the surface by a treatment, whereby the contact angle as a measure of the hydrophilicity of a water drop present on the surface () is reduced in proportion to the contact angle prior to said treatment. The stent () is stored in an inert manner in the packaging ().