The LumetriScan 360 by Lumetrics, Rochester, NY, is a fully automated, noncontact thickness measurement system for the medical industry. It can be used on long-length medical tubing up to 36 in. length or balloons of almost any size. The system is intended to reduce inspection costs, improve yields, and satisfy stringent FDA requirements for new and existing products.

The system allows a product to be rotated 360° and scan the length of an item, mapping the thickness of the entire body. For example, this technique can be used to take a series of measurements along the length of a medical balloon and do it at multiple pressures. This information is critical for the design of a newly developed balloon, and is equally important to the ongoing production process.