Patent ID: 7717115
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for deploying a bronchial isolation device in a bronchial passageway in a lung of a patient, comprising: an outer shaft having a distal end; a housing coupled to the distal end of the outer shaft and configured to receive the bronchial device; an inner shaft slidably disposed within the outer shaft; a handle 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; and a flange coupled to a distal region of the inner shaft and movably disposed in the housing, wherein the flange is adapted to eject the bronchial isolation device from the housing during proximal movement of the outer shaft wherein the housing has limited range of travel relative to the flange such that the flange does not move substantially outside of the housing.