Patent ID: 8584852

Claim:
An arrangement comprising: a bare metal stent used as a medical implant for treating lesions in blood vessels; and a packaging with an interior volume in which the stent is arranged in an inert fashion in the packaging in order to prevent natural recontamination from the atmosphere; the stent comprising: a multiplicity of webs, which together form a tubular shape; a proximal end and a distal end, with a stent lumen extending therebetween; and a bare metal surface with a hydrophilic property, wherein molecular chemical contaminants originating from the atmosphere, mainly hydrocarbons, are significantly reduced on the bare metal surface by a treatment, as a result of which, as a measure of the hydrophilicity, the contact angle of a water droplet situated on the bare metal surface is reduced compared to the contact angle before this treatment; and the packaging including: a container with a base and a cover; wherein at least one of the base or the cover includes an access that is opened such that the stent is removable from the packaging.