Inventors:
Donald B. Carlin - Pennington NJ, US
Gerard A. Alphonse - Princeton NJ, US
Alex Paunescu - Clinton NJ, US
Fred Rappaport - Jamison PA, US
International Classification:
A61F 2/06
Abstract:
The invention relates to a system, method and device for optically determining the shape and size of a lumen of a vessel or body cavity, and of, for example, a balloon stent as it is inflated. The size and shape determination of the lumen of the vessel or body cavity allows for accurate and safe deployment of a stent within the lumen.