| abstract |
A system for treating a patient's lung, the lung having a respiratory system that includes an airway, the system comprising: an elongated catheter body (4906, 5201) having a proximal end and a distal end ( 4907), the distal end (4907) being advanced through the airway system to the airway (5002, 5103); a plurality (5300A, 5300B, 5300C) of alternately selectable implants (5300) that can be placed near the distal end of the catheter, each implant having an elongated body (5301) deployable from a distribution configuration (4802) to a deployed configuration ( 4803) to compress adjacent lung tissue from inside the airway (5002, 5103), where the length of the elongated body (5301) of each implant (5300A, 5300B, 5300C) varies between implants (5300); and an elongated measuring body (5203) that can extend distally along the catheter (4906, 5201), the measuring body having marks (5206) of a distal length of the measuring body to a distal end (5209) of the body suitable for measuring the length of the elongated body (5301) of one of the implants (5300). |