Patent ID: 8904846

Claim:
A device for providing a stent for implantation into a body lumen, wherein the stent is hydrophilized and has a proximal end and a distal end, with a stent lumen with a compressible diameter extending therebetween, the device comprising: a crimping apparatus with crimping elements which are arranged around an axis and movable radially with respect to the axis relative to one another, and an activator for actuating the crimping apparatus, wherein the crimping elements encompass the stent and are movable in the radial direction from a dilated position, in which the stent is uncrimped, into a closed position, in which the stent has a compressed diameter, by the activator, and the device further comprising an inert medium in a storage space, configured for receiving the stent, and which forms an envelope configured for storing the stent is stored in an inert fashion while the crimping elements encompass the stent and are movable from the dilated position into the closed position.