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# [Tested Samples: Medical Balloon Thickness Measurement](https://www.lumetrics.com/blog/medical-device-inspection/tested-samples-medical-balloon-thickness-measurement)

 Written by [Kristin Hart Daly](https://www.lumetrics.com/blog/author/kristin-hart-daly) | May 6, 2014

<https://www.lumetrics.com/documents/balloonmeasurement_000.pdf>

Should using a micrometer and taking a double wall thickness be the industry standard for medical balloon thickness measurement?  No, it shouldn't.  [Here's why](https://www.lumetrics.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/balloon-measurement.pdf).

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