DELIVERY METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPLANTABLE BRONCHIAL ISOLATION DEVICES

摘要

Disclosed is an apparatus for deploying a bronchial isolation device (115) in a bronchial passageway in a lung of a patient. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an outer shaft (820) having a distal end. A housing (850) is coupled to the distal end of the outer shaft and configured to receive the bronchial device. An inner shaft (825) is slidably disposed within the outer shaft. A handle (1510) is adapted to move the outer shaft relative to both the inner shaft and the handle while the inner shaft remains fixed relative to the handle so as to eject the bronchial isolation device from the housing.