Medical instruments and techniques for treating pulmonary disorders

摘要

Methods and devices for delivering energy to lung tissue, for example to cause lung volume reduction by generating a flow of vapor and introducing the flow of vapor into the lung where the vapor delivers thermal energy sufficient to modify lung tissue.

主权项

1. A method of applying energy to lung tissue in a lung to treat a lung disorder comprising:
generating a flow of vapor using a media, and introducing the flow of vapor into lung wherein the vapor delivers thermal energy sufficient to modify lung tissue; and controlling a temperature of a heat of vaporization of the vapor by adjusting the media.