Patent ID: 7481762
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An implantable device assembly, comprising: an implantable device adapted to be implanted within body tissue adjacent to a body lumen for controllable coaptation of the body lumen, the implantable device including an adjustable element and a tubular elongate body, wherein the adjustable element includes a continuous wall, including an inner surface defining a chamber, and the tubular elongate body includes a peripheral surface, a proximal end and a distal end, where the peripheral surface is connected to and sealed to the adjustable element, the tubular elongate body including at least a first interior passageway which extends longitudinally in the tubular elongate body from a first opening at the proximal end to a second opening in fluid communication with the chamber of the implantable device for adjustably expanding or contracting the adjustable element by applied flowable material introduced though the first opening; and a sheath configured to accommodate at least a portion of the implantable device, the sheath being radio opaque.