Apparatus and methods are provided for reducing the volume of a lung using
a clip including a plurality of tines. The clip is advanced along an
interior of a bronchial passage to a predetermined location with the
tines in a contracted condition. The tines are expanded outwardly to
engage surrounding tissue, and then collapsed towards the contracted
condition, thereby drawing the surrounding tissue inwardly to
substantially close the bronchial passage from air flow therethrough.
Optionally, electrical energy may be applied to the surrounding tissue
after collapsing the tines to the contracted condition, thereby fusing
the surrounding tissue together. The clip is then released within or
removed from the passage.