Disclosed is an apparatus for deploying a bronchial isolation device in a
bronchial passageway in a lung of a patient. In one embodiment, the
apparatus includes an outer shaft having a distal end. A housing is
coupled to the distal end of the outer shaft and configured to receive
the bronchial device. An inner shaft is slidably disposed within the
outer shaft. A handle is 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.