METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS OF STENTS, AND STENT HAVING DEFINED SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS

摘要

Disclosed are a method and a device for determining surface characteristics of a stent to be implanted in a lumen in a body, a wetting behavior of a stent surface being used as a measure for the surface characteristics of the stent surface. In order to determine the wetting behavior, a course of a wetting power along a length of the stent surface is determined, a wetting power between the stent surface and a liquid surface being detected along the length of the stent.