MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION
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Dec 3, 2015
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May 28, 2015
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May 29, 2014
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An implantable device for reducing the volume of a lung compartment is disclosed. Aspects of the device includes a first contact element configured to contact with an inner wall of a first airway; a second contact element configured to contact with an inner wall of a second airway; and a compression element configured to apply a compressive force between the first and the second contact elements and to move the first contact element and the second contact element towards each other such that a space between the first airway and the second airway is compressed.
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