IMPLANTED CARDIOVASCULAR INSTRUMENTATION a a = e) & = cuBic co = a << ° < IL ae (= — «x N < = Res = we =e = z < Z3 5 = 33 A woPe = ”“ J q ws ire} / a. a OUTPUT A FOLDED GELATIN PROBE CAPSULE VESSEL CATHETER LEAD-WIRES MELTING CAPSULE … EXPANDED PROBE PROBE IN NON-CIRC. VESSEL VEL. AND/OR CENTERING STRUCTURE /pRES. PROBE B (e) Fig. 1. A: Schema of the setup for the measurement of the area of a vessel. B: Schema of a) folded probe inside a gelatin capsule, mounted in a 7 Fr (USCI) catheter and introduced through the femoral vein…