| 摘要 |
A device (10) and method for treating hollow, elastic body structures such as blebs in lungs, are provided. The device (10) includes an elongated member (10) having a heating element that comprises one or more energy delivery members (12, 14, 16, 18). The method includes heating said body structure to cause at least a portion of the crosslinks of the collagen in the wall to unlink/open and subsequently form new crosslinks after the diameter of said body structure has been significantly reduced and collagen fibers have realigned.
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